Background
Root, Gerald William was born on October 18, 1934 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James William and Clara (Ervin) Root.
Root, Gerald William was born on October 18, 1934 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James William and Clara (Ervin) Root.
Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1957.
Soil conservationist United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, 1956-1958, Clarion, 1958-1960, district conservationist Harrisburg, 1960-1964, soil conservationist, 1960-1964, assistant state resource conservationist, 1967-1972, state resource conservationist, 1972-1974, assistant state conservatonist Madison, Wisconsin, 1974-1977, RAMP leader Washington, 1977-1980, deputy director conservationist planning department, since 1980.
President Federal Credit Union, Harrisburg, 1974, admistrn. board Bethel United Methodist Church, Woodbridge Virginia, 1989, chairman finance, 1981-1988. Member Lions Club, Harrisburg, 1961-1967. Sergeant United States Army, 1958-1959.
Member Soil and Water Conservation Society of America (chairman government relation committee since 1987), National Association of Conservation district, American Farmland Trust, National Security Agency.
Married Marilyn Mae Swank. Children: Tina, Brenda, Melinda.