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I cannot think of a better person to be elected to Murrysville Council than my neighbor, Brad Funari.
Funari is the kind of neighbor everyone wishes they had. He is looking out for you even when you don’t realize it. Several years ago, I witnessed firsthand his financial aptitude, leadership and commitment to holding people in positions of trust accountable when he uncovered serious discrepancies in our neighborhood association’s finances. He sacrificed his time, educated the neighbors and facilitated a resolution for our benefit while holding those accountable for their wrongdoing. It is this type of financial astuteness, attention to detail and selflessness that will greatly benefit the residents of Murrysville.
Dick Thornburgh, Lawyer and Politician
A life’s recounting in the subject’s own words August 20, 2010
I’ve had three distinct phases of my career from public prosecutor to elected official to Washington lawyer and, strangely, they all came about serendipitously. I grew up in Pittsburgh and went to Yale as an engineering student, even though I was not really suited for it.
A number of my family members were engineers, so I explored the field more or less by default. But I profited tremendously from going to that great university. I met amazing and gifted people. I made good friends. And I got exposed to a lot of possibilities for my life. In my senior year, I took a course called Business Law for Engineers and thought, “Now this is something I may want to pursue.” Not long after, I visited a friend who was a student at Harvard Law School and sat in on one of his classes. Then, just before I graduated, I took the LSAT and was admitted