Bert Muhly

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Louis Bert Muhly (born June 18, 1923 in Maryland , † December 16, 2011 in California ) was an American politician ( Democrat ), lecturer and social activist .

Life

Muhly studied at the University of California, Berkeley , where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in 1948 . He continued his studies and received his Masters degree from the Department of City and Regional Planning in 1952 . Muhly was now active in community planning. Among other things, he was Director of Planning for Tulare County for three years , worked for an engineering company for two years and then became head of the planning departments of Santa Cruz County . After many years in this position, Muhly moved to the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1970 to become a lecturer. He later taught at San José State University , where he became professor emeritus in 1989.

From April 1974 to November 1981 he was a member of the City Council of Santa Cruz . During this time he held the office of vice mayor and finally became mayor later in 1974. An office he held until 1975. As a member of the city council, Muhly was his city's representative to the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments and, as such, also served as the organization's president at one point.

Muhly was a staunch opponent of the Nicaraguan Contra movement in the 1980s. He traveled to Nicaragua many times , including once to deliver relief supplies to Jinotepe , a twin town of Santa Cruz. Together with his wife, he was one of the co-founders of the nonprofit organization Three Americas , which works to support communities in Central and South America .

Muhly had been married since October 16, 1946. He had met his future wife in 1944 at Bergstrom Field in Austin , Texas when he was stationed there as a weather technician for the Army Air Force . The marriage had five children. Muhly died of heart failure on December 16, 2011 at the age of 88 .

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SURNAME Muhly, Bert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Muhly, Louis Bert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician (Democrat), lecturer, and social activist
DATE OF BIRTH June 18, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Maryland
DATE OF DEATH December 16, 2011
Place of death California