Newtown Resident Julia Wasserman Dies at 91

Newtown resident and former state representative Julia Wasserman died Tuesday at the age of 91, the Connecticut House Republicans announced.

Wasserman served as state representative from 1991-2008. She was born in Germany, where she escaped the Nazis as a girl.

“Her inimitable style and presence have been missed since she left the House roughly a decade ago. Her family and friends are in our thoughts today,” House Republicans said in a statement.

“Julia Wasserman was an original—an original thinker and original doer. She rejected stereotypes & sought solutions. She is greatly missed,” U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal said in a statement.

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