Cyril Wecht
Cyril Wecht | |
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Wecht in 2020 | |
| Allegheny County Medical Examiner | |
| In office December 29, 2005 – January 20, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Himself as Coroner |
| Succeeded by | Abdulrezak Shakir (Acting)[a] |
| Allegheny County Coroner | |
| In office January 1, 1996 – December 29, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | F. James Gregis (Acting)[b] |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Medical Examiner |
| In office January 2, 1970 – January 9, 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Stalter |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Perper (Acting)[c] |
| Member of the Allegheny County Board of Commissioners | |
| In office January 7, 1980 – January 2, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Flaherty |
| Succeeded by | Pete Flaherty |
| Chairperson of the Allegheny County Democratic Party | |
| In office June 1, 1978 – May 30, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Eugene Coon |
| Succeeded by | Ed Stevens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cyril Harrison Wecht March 20, 1931 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 13, 2024 (aged 93) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Sigrid Ronsdal (m. 1961) |
| Children | 4, including David |
| Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh (B.S., M.D., LLB) University of Maryland School of Law (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Forensic pathologist Politician Attorney |
| a.^ Shakir held the title of Acting Medical Examiner while a national search was undertaken to find a permanent successor to Wecht.
In December 2006, Karl Williams was formally appointed Medical Examiner. b.^ Gregis held the title of Acting Coroner from the date of Joshua Perper's resignation in July 1994, until Wecht was elected to permanently fill the vacancy. c.^ Perper held the title of Acting Coroner from the date of Wecht's resignation, until the State Supreme Court upheld Dr. Sanford Edberg's appointment to the office on March 2, 1981. | |
Cyril Harrison Wecht (March 20, 1931 – May 13, 2024) was an American forensic pathologist. He was president of both the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the American College of Legal Medicine, and headed the board of trustees of the American Board of Legal Medicine. Wecht served as County Commissioner and Allegheny County Coroner and Medical Examiner, serving the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. He was perhaps best known for his criticism of the Warren Commission's findings concerning the assassination of John F. Kennedy.