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SCHMID, Thomas
SCHMID, Thomas (Dubuque, IA, July 5, 1918--Dubuque, IA, July 31, 1974). A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Schmid served in the Army during WORLD WAR II and rose to the rank of captain. As president of CRESCENT ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY following the retirement of his father Titus, he directed the company's expansion from 14 branches to 32. In 1968 Schmid was elected president of the National Association of Electrical Distributors. He had served as vice president of the central region of NAED and had been the the group's board of directors since 1963. (1)
Locally, Schmid served on the board of direction of the FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE, director and president of the DUBUQUE GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB, former president and member of the board of the DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, and former member of the DUBUQUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. (2) He was a member of the Tri-State Health Planning Council, Dubuque Industrial Bureau, Lay Board of Aquinas Institute of Dubuque and Junior Achievement. (3)
He led Crescent Electric from 1966-1974. (4)
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Source:
1. "Dubuquer Heads Trade Association," Telegraph Herald, May 28, 1968, p. 5
2. Ibid.
3. Obituary, Telegraph-Herald, July 31, 1974, p. 14
4. "The Early Years of Crescent as a Family Business: The Tom Schmid Era," Crescent Electric, Online: https://blog.cesco.com/100-year-blog/2018/9/17/the-early-years-of-crescent-as-a-family-business