Lawrence Anastasia

Lawrence J. Anastasia, Jr.

Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 138th district
In office 1975–1993
Preceded by	E. Ronald Bard
Succeeded by	Mark Nielsen (138th), Alex Knopp (139th)
Personal details
Born	(1926-12-20)December 20, 1926^[1] Norwalk, Connecticut^[1]
Died	July 24, 2008(2008-07-24) (aged 81)^[1] Norwalk, Connecticut^[1]
Resting place	St. John Cemetery Norwalk, Connecticut
Spouse(s)	Germaine Pouliot Anstasia^[1]
Children	Lawrence III, James, Susan, Gerald, Rose Marie
Alma mater	University of Bridgeport^[2]
Military service
Service/branch	United States Army
Battles/wars	World War II Korean War

Lawrence J. Anastasia, Jr. was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives for 18 years. He represented the 138th District. He also served on the Norwalk Common Council from 1967 to 1975.

Early life

Anastasia was born and raised in Norwalk, Connecticut. He was the son of Lawrence J. Anastasia, Sr., and Ida Christiano Anastasia.^[1] He was drafted into the US Army in 1944. He was the co-owner with his brother Peter of Anastasia Brothers, a grocery store on Newtown Avenue for 50 years.

Political career

He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives representing Norwalk's 139th District for 18 years. He served on the Norwalk Common Council for 12 years. In 1992, the legislature redistricted Anastasia's residence placing him and fellow incumbent Democrat Alex Knopp in the same district.

Associations

Member, Regional Advisory Council, Norwalk State Technical College
Member, Board of Directors, Elderhouse, Inc.
Founder, Team sponsor, Cranbury Little League
Member, Sons of Italy, Pietro Micca Lodge
Director, Cranbury Civic Association
Member, American Legion Post 12
Member, Laurel Athletic League
Member, Norwalk Old Timers

References

Preceded by E. Ronald Bard	Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 138th district 1975 – 1993	Succeeded by Alex Knopp (139th) Mark Nielsen (138th)

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