Sen. John Heinz remembered 30 years after tragic death
DEB ERDLEY, Tribune-Review
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PITTSBURGH (AP) Henry John Heinz III was a man in his prime.
The 52-year-old U.S. senator and heir to the H.J. Heinz food empire had everything going for him April 4, 1991, the morning he climbed aboard a small, twin-propeller plane in Williamsport. The short flight to Philadelphia was for him to attend a pair of hearings and a constituent meeting during the congressional Easter break.
In his 20 years in Congress five in the House and 15 in the Senate Heinz had an impressive portfolio as one of a dwindling handful of moderate Republicans. He boasted accomplishments on Social Security and pension reform as well as trade and environmental issues.
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Henry John Heinz III was a man in his prime.
The 52-year-old U.S. senator and heir to the H.J. Heinz food empire had everything going for him April 4, 1991, the morning he climbed aboard a small, twin-propeller plane in Williamsport. The short flight to Philadelphia was for him to attend a pair of hearings and a constituent meeting during the congressional Easter break.
In his 20 years in Congress five in the House and 15 in the Senate Heinz had an impressive portfolio as one of a dwindling handful of moderate Republicans. He boasted accomplishments on Social Security and pension reform as well as trade and environmental issues.