Longtime Butler Co. Republican figure dies

He had friends on both sides of aisle and loved to serve, family writes.

Richard “Dick” Law was “opinionated, self-effacing” and had a strong desire to publicly serve, his family remembered this week.

The former Hamilton vice mayor and Butler County GOP chairman died Feb. 23 in his Hamilton home. He was 90.

“Dick never let party loyalty impede the opportunity to seek common ground with members of the opposing party,” his family wrote in his obituary, adding he “had friends on both sides of the aisle and he loved politics and the cause of serving one’s community.”

Law was the Butler County Young Republicans chairman in the early 1960s and served on Hamilton City Council from 1968 through 1975, and then again from 1980 to 1981, he was appointed to fill a vacancy on City Council.

“He and his wife were both public servants who had a passion for their city and for their county,” said Hamilton Mayor Pat Moeller. “He would call me every once in a while and kind of mention some city matters to me.”

After his political career, Law helped his wife of 70 years, Mary Law, win election and subsequent reelections to the Butler County Treasurer office.

“They were public servants, and they did look out for the citizens,” Moeller said, adding he put community interests ahead of partisan politics.

Butler County GOP Executive Chairman Todd Hall said Law “was a terrific person, great family man and dedicated Republican.” Law served as Butler County GOP Chairman in the late 1980s “and was highly respected by the party,”

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