Beurt servaas bio
Beurt SerVaas
American businessman, publisher, and politician
Dr. Beurt Richard SerVaas (May 7, 1919 – February 2, 2014) was an American businessman, publisher, and politician. He served as a US Naval Officer in China during World War II, after being recruited by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS, now known as the CIA). He later served on the Indianapolis City-County Council from 1961 to 2002, the last 27 years of which as the council president.
Early life
SerVaas was born on May 7, 1919, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Beurt Hans and Lela Etta SerVaas.[1] He graduated from Shortridge High School in 1937. At the age of 15, he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout and was named "one of Indiana’s most distinguished scouts of the past 100 years." During his study at Indiana University, he took a janitorial job at the Indianapolis IU Extension Division. In order to obtain a job in Argentina he needed to learn Spanish, so he enrolled at the University of Mexico, ha Beurt servaas!