Fred Francis Udine

Legislative Resolution

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Biographical Information

The following is from the Legislative death resolution:

On the thirtieth day of October, 1969, at the age of sixty-three, the Honorable Fred Udine passed away in the city of Flagstaff.

Senator Udine was born in Redlands, California, and came to Arizona in 1912.  For many years before World War II, he served as manager of a Pay'n Takit store, and later its successor, Safeway.  He was the first president of the Safeway Employees Association.  He served with distinction in the armed forces from 1942 to 1946, and after his return managed Babbit Brother's stores at Grand Canyon and Williams.

The Honorable Fred Udine first entered the political field in 1950 when he was elected to the office of Mayor of Williams, and in 1954 left the city council to seek a seat in the State Senate.

Senator Fred Udine served with distinction in the Twenty-second, Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Legislatures.  During his long tenure, he served on many Standing Committees and was Chairman of the Fish and Game Committee through six Legislatures, Chairman of the Committee of Military and Veterans Affairs through three Legislatures and further served as Chairman of the Committee of Finance and Revenue.

Military Experience

U.S. Army, World War II veteran

Employment

Arizona Legislative Service

Sources

Birth: CA birth index: Fred F. Udin (sic), AZ Leg Bio; WWII Army Enlistment Records: Fred F. Udine 1905 CA; middle name from 1932 birth record of daughter; Military Service: US WWII Army enlistment records, AZ Leg Bio; Death: Memorial