William Delahunt, former congressman of Massachusetts, dies aged 82
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#6KR3T)
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.
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