Obituaries

Former PA Governor Dies

The former UN Ambassador was 96.

William Scranton, Governor of Pennsylvania from 1963-1967, died Sunday in California from a cerebral hemorrhage, according to the Scranton Times-Tribune.

Scranton served in the U.S. House of Representatives, as United Nations Ambassador and was a presidential candidate.

“Today we pause to remember the life of an extraordinary public servant, Governor William W. Scranton. Governor Scranton served his home area, our Commonwealth and our country with distinction and with honor,” Sen. Bob Casey said in a statement Monday.

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“As a Congressman and as Governor, he prioritized education, economic development and job creation. When he left office after four years as Governor, Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was one of the lowest ever. Long after he left public office, he continued to devote his considerable skills and energy to helping and promoting Northeastern Pennsylvania and serving the nation in significant appointments that focused on difficult domestic and international issues, including service as UN Ambassador,” Casey said.

“From the time he left Yale Law School to enlist in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, to his service as Ambassador to the United Nations, his was a life dedicated to the service of our great commonwealth and our country,” Sen. Pat Toomey said in a statement.

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“Today, we mourn the loss of one of Pennsylvania’s great leaders. Bill Scranton, a veteran, U.S. Congressman, Pennsylvania Governor, presidential candidate and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, was a dedicated public servant and a national figure in American politics.  Following his retirement, Governor Scranton remained an important figure to the people of Pennsylvania and we cherish his contributions to our Commonwealth and country,” said Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman Rob Gleason in a statement Monday. “We extend our deepest sympathies to Governor Scranton’s family, and our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with them.”

Scranton was 96.



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