Biography
A Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in Washington, D. C. , February 2, 1940. Attended St. Mary's Grammar School, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Graduated, St. Mary's High School, 1957. A. B. , King's College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. , 1961. LL. B. , Harvard Law School, 1964. Admitted to the Pennsylvania bar, 1965, and commenced practice in Wilkes-Barre. Served in the United States Air Force, captain, 1966-1969. College professor, 1969-1982. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth Congress (January 3, 1983-January 3, 1985). Was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the Ninety-ninth Congress. Resumed the practice of law in Wilkes-Barre. Visiting scholar in residence, King's College, Wilkes-Barre, 1988. Died on June 1, 2009, in Galveston, Tex. Interment at Saint Agnes Roman Catholic Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
