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Councilmember Sousa was re-elected to a third four-year
term as a Councilmember in 2007. He also served as Vice Mayor from 2003 to
2005. Councilmember Sousa first ran for City Council in 1999 and was elected,
"to serve the community in which I have chosen to live."
The Councilmember and his wife, Rita, moved to Goodyear
from Bloomingdale, Illinois. He is a specialist in group health coverage,
having spent over 45 years in this field. After spending 25 years with Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, he joined several other major insurance
agencies as a marketing vice president and finally organized his own agency,
which was sold prior to moving to Arizona.
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Councilmember Sousa and Mrs. Sousa have "always tried
to give back to our community as a way of saying thanks for what it has given
to us as individuals and as a family." Councilmember has done this by
serving in the capacity as an Illinois village trustee, as a member of a
local school board and later as its president.
Dick and Rita have been married over 50 years. They have
seven children and eight grandchildren.
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