C. Gus Rys

C. Gus Rys (c. June 1912 – August 25, 1980) was an American Republican Party politician who served as mayor of Fair Lawn, New Jersey and served in the New Jersey General Assembly.

C. Gus Rys
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 40th district
In office
January 8, 1974 – January 10, 1978
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byW. Cary Edwards
Walter M. D. Kern
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 13-C district
In office
January 11, 1972 – January 8, 1974
Preceded byWilliam M. Crane
Richard Vander Plaat
Succeeded byDistrict eliminated
Personal details
Bornc. 1912[Note 1]
Passaic, New Jersey
DiedAugust 25, 1980(1980-08-25) (aged 68)
Hackensack, New Jersey
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Joyce Yaros
Children3
ResidenceFair Lawn, New Jersey
Alma materNew Jersey Law School

Biography

Rys was born in Passaic and attended private Catholic schools there. He graduated from East Rutherford High School before attending New Jersey Law School (now part of Rutgers School of Law–Newark). He served on various Republican municipal and Bergen County-wide committees and campaigns prior to and during his time in elected office.

He served in municipal offices, first as a councilman in Fair Lawn for 13 years, as deputy mayor for six years, and mayor for two years. In 1971, he and fellow Republican John A. Spizziri were elected to the New Jersey General Assembly from District 13-C consisting of a snake-like district from Garfield to Wyckoff along the western border of Bergen County, then east to Westwood.[5][6] For the next election, a new districting scheme was implemented and Rys and Spizziri were reelected to the Assembly from the new 40th district consisting of western Bergen County and subsequently reelected in 1975.[7][8][9] While in the Assembly, Rys was known for his opposition to the new income tax implemented in the state that decade.[3] He chose not to seek reelection the Assembly in 1977[10] and was succeeded by newcomers W. Cary Edwards and Walter M. D. Kern (Spizziri was defeated in the Republican primary that year).

Rys was married to the former Joyce Yaros. They had three children.[11] He died at Hackensack Hospital on August 25, 1980. He is buried at Fair Lawn Memorial Cemetery.[2]

Notes
  1. The Manual of the State Legislature of New Jersey lists his birthday as June 24, 1913,[1] his gravestone and newspaper obituaries place birth year as 1912,[2][3] the Social Security Death Index indicates a birthday of June 19, 1911.[4]

References
  1. Fitzgerald, J. A. (1976). Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. 197. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  2. C. Gus Rys at Find a Grave
  3. "C. Gus Rys, was assemblyman". The Record. August 26, 1980. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  4. "Social Security Death Index". Retrieved March 26, 2019 – via Genealogy Bank.
  5. State of New Jersey (1971). "New Jersey Senate and Assembly Districts 1972–1973" (PDF). Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  6. "Results of the General Election Held on November 2, 1971" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  7. "New Jersey Legislative Districts 1974–" (PDF). New Jersey Legislative Services Agency. 1973. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  8. "Results of the General Election Held November 6, 1973" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  9. "Results of the General Election Held November 4, 1975" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  10. "Rys bows out, denying GOP pressure to quit". The Record. March 3, 1977. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  11. "Joyce Rys Obituary". The Record/Herald News. June 24, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
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