Representative Lucile Duitscher View All Years

LUCILE DUITSCHER

Lucile Duitscher was born on March 7, 1922 in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Duitscher attended Dean Country School and New Providence High School. She continued her education at Iowa State University, met her husband Wendell, they were married in 1942 and their union created four children.

She was very active in her community before and after her time in the Iowa House of Representatives. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Clarion and the Women’s Society of Christian Service. She was elected co-chair of the Third District Democrats and served on the State Central Committee when the caucus system was adopted.

Throughout her years she was a founding board member of the Clarion Senior Center, Meals on Wheels, Title XX Community, North Iowa Mental Health Committees and other advisory committees. She believed in involvement and working towards solutions to the problems that society faces. She was president of Schizophrenia Association of Iowa which led to the starting of National Alliance on Mental Illness of Iowa or NAMI in a few counties and growing to many more with each year.

Duitscher was a Democrat from Wright County. She was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in the fall of 1969 during a special election and served for one term. During her term she served on the following committees; Agriculture, County Government, Schools and Social Services.

Representative Duitscher passed away on September 13, 2014 at the age of 92.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EIGHTY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IOWA, That in the passing of the Honorable Lucile Duitscher, the State has lost an honored citizen and a faithful and useful public servant, and the House by this Resolution would express its appreciation of her service.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House, and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.

TERRY BAXTER

HELEN MILLER

ROBERT BACON

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