Background
Wassong, Joseph Francis was born on May 10, 1938 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of Joseph Francis and Margaret Mary (Hayes) Wassong.
Wassong, Joseph Francis was born on May 10, 1938 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of Joseph Francis and Margaret Mary (Hayes) Wassong.
Bachelor, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1959; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1960; certified advanced study, Trinity College, Hartford, 1965.
Teacher, Glastonbury (Connecticut) High School, 1960-1968; professor, Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, since 1968. Adjunct lecturer, U. Connecticut, Waterbury, 1968, Center Connecticut State University, New Britain, 1969-1978. Presenter summer seminars National Endowment for Humanities, U. Washington, U. Florida, 1973, 77.
Chairman Thomaston (Connecticut) Zoning Board Appeals, since 1984. Vice chairman Town Hall Opera House Building Commission, Thomaston, since 1986. Vice chairman Thomaston Board Finance, since 1985.
Board directors, treasurer Seabury Society for Preservation of Glebe House, since 1989. President, treasurer Adult Doubles Tennis, League, Thomaston, since 1981. Member American Association of University Professors, Connecticut History Society, Association for Study Connecticut History, New England History Association, Congress of Connecticut Community College, Thomaston History Society, Surratt Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Gamma Museum.
Married Shirley Ann Gyurik, August 20, 1960. Children: Joseph IV, John Francis, Jean Anne.