Background
Votava, Thomas Anthony was born on November 12, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Patrick and Anna Rose (Novak) Votava.
real estate and insurance professional
Votava, Thomas Anthony was born on November 12, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Patrick and Anna Rose (Novak) Votava.
Bachelor of Science, DePaul University, 1953. Postgraduate, Loyola University, Chicago, 1954. Postgraduate, University Chicago, 1955.
Postgraduate, St. Francis College, Lockport, Illinois, 1972.
Industrial engineer Inland Steel Company, Indiana Harbor, Indiana, 1953-1955. Field auditor General Motors Corporation, Detroit, 1955-1957. Business manager various General Motors automobile agencies, Chicago, 1957-1968.
Assistant principal Chicago Archdiocese schools, 1969-1972, curriculum chairman, 1969-1979. Investment councilor Business Techniques, Inc., Westchester, Illinois, since 1962. Broker Assurance Insurance and Real Estate, Berwyn, since 1972.
Board directors Polyurethane Engineering Company, Inc., Lake Forest, Illinois. Teacher, lecturer, elementary and high schools, Illinois and Florida, since 1968.
Board directors, Boys Club, Cicero, Illinois, since 1956. Scoutmaster Cicero area Boy Scouts American, 1957-1965, Order of the Arrow advisory, 1956-1965. President, Cicero Youth Commission, 1961-1963.
Trustee, executive board, Cicero Association Recreation, 1963-1965. Senatorial committee National Republican Committee, since 1996. Active National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, 2002.
Sergeant major United States Army, 1945-1951, World War II and Korea. Member National Rifle Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars (Commander Cicero post 1956-1958), United Veterans Council (Commander 1967-1969), American Legion (senior vice-commander Berkeley post 1967-1969, councilor Berkeley post youth program 1968-1971), World War II Memorial (life charter member), History Channel Club (charter).