Michael Diven Death – Dead | Passed Away – Obituary
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Rest In Peace to my dad’s friend and our AOH brother, Michael B. “Mike” Diven (1970-2020) who died yesterday, August 18, 2020, he was 50 years old. My father Joseph Joyce knew Mike for 36 years. Mike was the son of Joey Diven, a police officer and famed local boxer. My father and Mike met at Brashear High School in 1984 when they were both 14 year old freshmen. Mike was from Brookline and my dad was from South Side. They both graduated from Brashear in 1988. After high school, Mike attended Duquesne University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1993. After graduating from college, Diven served as a staff assistant to Allegheny County Commissioner Tom Foerster from 1993 through 1996. In 1997, he was elected to represent 4th district of the Pittsburgh City Council at the age of 27, which made him the youngest person elected to that body at that time. At various times, he served as a member of the Brookline Area Community Council, as chairman of the Pittsburgh Public Safety Services committee, and on the board of the Penn State Allegheny County Cooperative Extension. He co-founded the Police and Communities Together (PACT) organization and served as president of the South Pittsburgh Housing Task Force. He served on the board of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (Alcosan) until he was removed from the board in 2008 by Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl. Diven won the election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in November 2000, following the resignation of Frank Gigliotti, who was convicted of soliciting bribes. During his tenure, Diven clashed with Jack Wagner, Bill DeWeese and the leadership of the House Democratic Caucus, who later backed Richard A. Nerone’s unsuccessful primary challenge in 2004. Citing the primary challenge and frustrated by the leadership’s reluctance to pursue some of his agenda, including making health care benefits less expensive for school districts, Diven became a Republican in January 2005. After he switched parties, the Democratic caucus fired his staff and cut the office phone lines. That April, he unsuccessfully ran for the Pennsylvania Senate seat left vacant by Jack Wagner’s 2004 election as Pennsylvania Auditor General, in a race that included Mark Rauterkus (Libertarian), ultimately losing to Wagner-ally Wayne Fontana. In 2006, Diven was defeated by Jack Wagner’s niece, Chelsa Wagner. Diven returned to the Democratic party to run for District Justice in Pittsburgh in 2009, where he faced and lost to his former employee and successor in Pittsburgh City Council, Jim Motznik.
Thank you Mike for your service to our country, state of Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, and city of Pittsburgh, Rest In Peace.
RIP Div…..
A friend to many ❤️
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It’s with heavy hearts the Brashear Bulls mourn the passing of Michael Diven. Former Pittsburgh City Council Member, PA State Representative, and Brashear graduate. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family
It’s with heavy hearts the Brashear Bulls mourn the passing of Michael Diven. Former Pittsburgh City Council Member, PA State Representative, and Brashear graduate. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. pic.twitter.com/BAWU7nhiqj
— Brashear Bulls Football (@brashear_bulls) August 19, 2020
It’s with deep sadness that I learned today that #MichaelDiven passed away. I will always remember him. He did a lot to bring together #Cuba🇨🇺 & the #USA🇺🇸 through sports. @duelodelsiglo 🥊 was just one example. He will be truly missed! Thanks Michael. Rest in peace my friend.
It’s with deep sadness that I learned today that #MichaelDiven passed away. I will always remember him. He did a lot to bring together #Cuba🇨🇺 & the #USA🇺🇸 through sports. @duelodelsiglo 🥊 was just one example. He will be truly missed! Thanks Michael. Rest in peace my friend. pic.twitter.com/ohO8mVc5Jp
— Miguel Fraga 🇨🇺 (@Miguel_Fraga_79) August 19, 2020
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