Rep. Bill Young, longest serving Republican in U.S. Congress, dead at 82



Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Young has died, one week after announcing he would not seek a 22nd term. He was 82.

Young's chief of staff, Harry Glenn, said he died Friday at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. He had been there for nearly two weeks with back problems that stemmed from a 1970 small plane crash. On Oct. 9, from his hospital bed, Young announced that he would not seek another term in 2014.

Young was Florida's longest-serving member of Congress and a defense hawk who was influential on military spending during his 43 years in Washington.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/1...E99I00320131019

RIP!

Rest in Peace, Bill !!

Vets lost a good friend !!
The most remarkable thing about Bill Young was that even after 43 years in D.C. he lived pretty modestly back home in Florida.
He was hard working and one of the good guys !!
We will miss you, Bill !!

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Rep. Bill Young, longest serving Republican in U.S. Congress, dead at 82



Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Young has died, one week after announcing he would not seek a 22nd term. He was 82.

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43 years in DC? Geez.