Jerry Bachman felt it was his obligation to fill his wife’s Bristol Township School Board seat after she passed away.
Bachman, a Democrat, and his wife, Kathy Bachman, were together for 52 years and married for 47 of those years. Kathy Bachman passed away in mid-April after a short illness at the age of 68.
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“It’s a great honor to try to fill her shoe, at least one of them,” Jerry Bachman said, adding he was energized by his late wife’s “passion for education.”
Jerry Bachman will fill his wife’s seat until a special election in November. Jerry said he hopes to win a term in his wife’s legacy.
District Judge Robert Wagner, a friend of Jerry Bachman, swore him in as family watched on Tuesday evening.
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Jerry Bachman said he was so proud of his wife and her dedication to the community.
“People would always know me as Kathy Bachman’s husband, or they’d introduce me as Kathy Bachman’s husband,” he recalled. “If that’s the legacy I leave behind, that’s alright with me.”
