Jerry J. Wing
{{Short description|American businessman and politician}}
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Jerry J. Wing (June 21, 1923 – July 18, 1994) was an American businessman and politician.
Born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Wing served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He was President of the W.B. Bottle Supply Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, retiring in 1988. In 1969, Wing served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican. He cast a key vote on the state budget that year after previously siding with the Democrats to stall the measure.{{cite news|title=Assembly Passes 2-Year Budget of 1.53 Billion|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4016172/jerry_l_wing_19231994/|newspaper=The La Crosse Tribune|date=July 18, 1969|page=1|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate =January 11, 2016 }} {{Open access}} Later, Wing became an Independent. He had lived in West Allis, Wisconsin. He died in Naples, Florida.{{cite book |url=https://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=goto&id=WI.WIBlueBk1970&isize=M&submit=Go+to+page&page=57 |title=Wisconsin Blue Book 1970 |section=Biographical Sketch of Jerry J. Wing |page=57 |publisher=Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |accessdate=April 21, 2021}}[http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1995/related/proposals/ajr11/_18 1995 Wisconsin Joint Resolution 11-Jerry Wing]
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External links
- [http://www.wbbottle.com/index.html W.B. Bottle Supply Company-Information about the company and Jerry Wing]
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Category:Politicians from Appleton, Wisconsin
Category:People from West Allis, Wisconsin
Category:Politicians from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Category:United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
Category:Military personnel from Wisconsin
Category:Businesspeople from Wisconsin
Category:Wisconsin independents
Category:20th-century American businesspeople
Category:Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Category:20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
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