Background

Sheetz, Ralph Albert was born on June 13, 1908 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harry Wesley and MaNora (Enders) Sheetz.

Education

1 son, RalphBert. Bachelor of Philosophy, Dickinson College, 1930. Juris Doctor, U. Alabama, 1933.

Career

Bar: Pennsylvania 1934,United States District Court (middle district) Pennsylvania 1944. Solicitor, East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania, 1937-1953, Peoples Bank of Enola (Pennsylvania), 1935-1975. Attorney Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation, Richmond, Virginia, 1956-1994, Commonwealth Land Title Ins.Co., Philadelphia, 1957-1994.

Attorney Employees Loan Society, 1966-1976. Official Appeal Area northern 4, Selective Service System, Pennsylvania, associate legal adviser to Draft Board Northern 2, adviser to registrants to Local Board Northern 55, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1974-1976. Counselor Camp Kanestake, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Methodist Church.

Treasurer, attorney Enola Boys Club, from 1950. President East Pennsboro Township Parent-Teachers Association, 1951-1952. Attorney honorary member Citizens Fire Company Northern 1, Enola, 1951.

Appointed board gov's. American Biographical Institute Research Association. Delegate arts and communications 15th International Congress, Singapore, 16th International Congress Willard Inter-Continental Hotel, Washington, 1989, 17th International Congress Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya, 1990, 18th International Congress Harbour Castle Westin Hotel, Toronto, Canada, 1991, 19th International Congress St.John's College, Cambridge, England, 1992, 20th International Congress, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1993, 21st International Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1994;secretary, treasurer West Shore Regional Coordinating Committee, Cumberland County, 1956-1966.

Member board adjustments East Pennsboro Township, 1959, chairman, 1959, member planning commn, 1956-1959, vice-chairman, member zoning commission, 1958, chairman, 1959. Member East Pennsboro Township Republican Club, from 1936. Deputy director general International Biographical Center for the American mathematical society, 1989.

Membership

Member American Bar Association, Dauphin Bar Association (social committee 1934-1995), Cumberland County Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Tall Cedars of Lebanon (historian Tall Cedars Forest Northern 43 1980-1989, Executive Committee 1980-1989), Shriners.

Connections

Married Ruth Lorraine Bender, May 19, 1938.

father:

Harry Wesley Sheetz

mother:

MaNora (Enders) Sheetz

spouse:

Ruth Lorraine Bender