Longtime Kentucky State Rep. William Irvin Donnermeyer Sr., known as “Bill,” died on Aug. 25 at age 100.
Donnermeyer died at Carmel Manor Nursing Home in Fort Thomas. He was a former Bellevue City Council member and was elected as a Kentucky state representative, where he represented the 68th District in 1969, a position he served in for 25 years.
He was also a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War, where he served as a radioman.
In 1986, Bellevue named “Donnermeyer Drive” in the city after him for his years of service.
Donnermeyer was born in Dayton on Sept. 19, 1924. He celebrated his 100th birthday last year.
Read more about Donnermeyer’s life and his accomplishments here.