Albert Balthazor

Background

Balthazor, Albert was born on January 11, 1925 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Albert Francis and Ernestina Alvina (Smith) Balthazor.

Education

Student, University of Wisconsin, 1942-1943, 46-47; OD, Illinois College Optometry, 1949.

Career

General practice optometry, Fond du Lac, 1949-1976; General practice optometry, Apache Junction, Arizona, 1976-1982; General practice optometry, Mesa, Arizona, since 1982. Consultant Fond du Lac County Mental Health Center, 1973-1976. Vision screening on Seattle Mariners baseball team, United States Olympic archery team.

Membership

Board of directors Fond du Lac County Republican party, 1965-1967. County chairman Wisconsin Congress Conservatives. Member school board Christ the King School, Mesa, 1982-1985.

Served with United States Air Force, 1943-1946. To captain United States Air Force Reserve, 1950-1958. Fellow College Optometrists in Vision Development (state director), College Syntonic Optometry.

Member American Optometric Association, Center Area Optometric Society (president 1981-1982), Optometric Extension Program, National Academy Sports Vision, International Academy Sports Vision, Junior Chamber of Commerce (Outstanding Member Fond du Lac 1961), Veterans of Foreign Wars (past commander Post 1904), American Legion, DAV, Lions, KC (Mesa).

Connections

Married LaVerne R. Nelson, August 30, 1952. Children: Loren, Dean, Michael, Timothy.

Father:

Albert Francis Balthazor

Mother:

Ernestina Alvina (Smith) Balthazor

Spouse:

LaVerne R. Nelson

child:

Loren Balthazor

child:

Timothy Balthazor

child:

Dean Balthazor

child:

Michael Balthazor