Biography
A Representative from Colorado. Born in Pueblo, Colo. , September 6, 1923. Attended public schools in Colorado Springs. Entered Pomona College, Claremont, Calif. , in 1941. Interrupted education in 1943 to serve in the United States Navy as a patrol pilot, 1943-1946. University of Denver, B. A. , 1948, and from the law school, LL. B. , 1950. Was admitted to the bar in 1950 and began the practice of law in Pueblo. Member of the State house of representatives, 1961-1964. Elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1965-January 3, 1979). Was not a candidate for reelection in 1978 to the Ninety-sixth Congress. Died on June 8, 2010, in Pueblo, Colo.