- Democratic U.S. Congressional representative from Pennsylvania, 5 February 1974 - 8 February 2010.
- Left Washington and Jefferson College in 1952 to join the Marine Corps. Attended the University of Pittsburgh on the G.I. Bill, and received a degree in economics. He later took graduate courses from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
- A former Marine Corp. officer, he was the first Vietnam War veteran elected to the House of Representatives.
- Words of remembrance written by friend and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for "Time" magazine's Milestones section (Issue: February 22, 2010).
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