William Delahunt, former congressman of Massachusetts, dies aged 82

Representative postponed his own retirement from Washington to help pass Barack Obama presidency's legislative agenda

Longtime Democratic congressman William D Delahunt, who postponed his own retirement from Washington to help pass the Barack Obama presidency's legislative agenda, has died after a long-term illness, his family announced.

Delahunt died Saturday at his home in Quincy, Massachusetts, at the age of 82, news reports said.