Buzz Westfall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBuzz Westfall
American politician
Date of Birth: 19-Mar-1944
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Date of Death: 27-Oct-2003
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Buzz Westfall
- George "Buzz" Westfall (March 19, 1944 – October 27, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician.
- He served in the elected offices of Prosecuting Attorney (1978–1990) and County Executive (1991–2003) of St.
- Louis County, Missouri.
- He died, while in office, of Staphylococcus aureus meningitis at the age of 59. Westfall grew up in public housing in St.
- Louis.
- He attended St.
- Louis University High School and graduated from Saint Louis University with his BA and JD degrees.
- After completing law school, he took a position in the St.
- Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's office as an assistant prosecutor.
- In 1978, Westfall was elected as head Prosecuting Attorney for St.
- Louis County.
- Westfall was re-elected in 1982 and 1986 without opposition. In 1990, Westfall was the Democratic nominee for the County Executive's position, and he defeated incumbent H.C.
- Milford in his bid for re-election.
- Westfall was re-elected County Executive in 1994, 1998, and 2002.
- In October 2003, less than a year into his new term of office, Westfall died after developing a meningitis staph infection.
- County councilman Charlie Dooley was appointed to fill the remainder of his term.
- Westfall was survived by his wife and three grown children. Following Westfall's death, his friends and family established a charitable enterprise, the Buzz Westfall Memorial Fund, in his honor.
- The Memorial Fund, now known as the Buzz Westfall Charitable Foundation, is a non-profit enterprise established to further Westfall's legacy of bettering the community through charitable works.
- The Foundation raises funds via an annual golf tournament, among other various events. Westfall Lane, a street in Jennings, Missouri, was dedicated to the memory of Mr.
- Westfall in early 2004.
- In 2006, the Buzz Westfall Plaza On The Boulevard opened for business, anchored by a new Schnucks supermarket and Target, on the site of the deteriorating Northland Shopping Center in Jennings.
- Other memorials include the Buzz Westfall Justice Center in Clayton, Missouri, and the Buzz Westfall Memorial Highway, a portion of Highway 364 in St.
- Louis County. Westfall served a total of 35 years in St.
- Louis County government, including 24 years in elected office.
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