Cecil Bauer
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Cecil "Butch" Dale Bauer (20 February 1927– 6 August, 2004) was an owner of an insurance company
Insurance
In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...

, former mayor of the city of Loveland, Ohio
Loveland, Ohio
Loveland is a city in Hamilton, Clermont, and Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Considered part of the Greater Cincinnati area, Loveland is located near exit 52 off Interstate 275, about northeast of the Cincinnati city limits. It borders Symmes, Miami and...

 and served on city council
City council
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 of the city for several years.

Early life

Cecil grew up with eight brothers and sisters in Loveland with his parents. His family was very poor while he was growing up, partly a result of the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...

. He graduated from Loveland High School and married his wife, Dolores, soon after. Cecil had three children, Cecilia Sue, Bradford Dale, and Melody Gayle. He had six grandchildren. His wife died of cancer in July 2000. He and Dolores were married for 52 years.

Career

He was drafted into World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 and served in Germany for a time. Bauer founded his own insurance company, Bauer Insurance and continued to work there for the rest of his career. There were offices in Loveland and Mason
Mason, Ohio
Mason is an affluent city in southwestern Warren County, Ohio, United States, 22 miles away from Cincinnati . As of the 2010 census, Mason's population was 30,712. Mason has experienced fast growth, with its historic Main Street remaining at the center of the community...

. His son had been running the company for some time before that. Brad Bauer eventually merged with another insurance company, Brower Insurance. In the building that Bauer Insurance formerly occupied, the Loveland Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of commerce
A chamber of commerce is a form of business network, e.g., a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to advocate on behalf of the business community...

 now resides.

Death

Cecil was diagnosed with lung cancer
Lung cancer
Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...

 in early August 2004 after displaying some symptoms in late July. He died on 6 August, 2004.

He was buried next to his wife at a cemetery in Maineville, Ohio
Maineville, Ohio
Maineville is a village in Warren County, Ohio, United States, with a population of 372 families in 2000. It is called Maineville as the original settlers were from the state of Maine.-Geography:Maineville is located at ....

. Visitation was held on August 11, 2004 at Tufts-Schildmeyer funeral home
Funeral home
A funeral home, funeral parlor or mortuary, is a business that provides burial and funeral services for the deceased and their families. These services may include aprepared wake and funeral, and the provision of a chapel for the funeral....

 in Loveland and the funeral was held the next day at Epiphany United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...

, where Cecil was a member. In December 2003 Cecil was awarded, along with two other former mayors of Loveland, with a landmark at a local park.
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