FORMER GOVERNOR THORNBURGH PASSES AWAY; WOLF ORDERS FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF By John Smathers
Dec 31, 2020 3:48 PM
Former Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh passed away today at a retirement community facility outside Pittsburgh, his son David said. The cause is not yet known.
Thornburgh served as the 41st governor of Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1987, and then as the U.S. Attorney General from 1988 to 1991. In his honor, Governor Tom Wolf ordered the U.S. and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania flags on all commonwealth facilities, public buildings and grounds fly at half-staff immediately.
“Governor Thornburgh served our commonwealth and our nation with pride and distinction,” said Wolf. “His calm, grounded leadership was a hallmark of his governorship, and was critical to guiding Pennsylvania through the tumultuous days following the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island. Governor Thornburgh dedicated his life to public service, and his contributions to our commonwealth wil
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Was Governor during TMI partial meltdown in 1979
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FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2003 file photo, former Pennsylvania Gov. Dick Thornburgh sits in his Washington office. Thornburgh died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 at a retirement community facility outside Pittsburgh, his son David said. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File) Author: FOX43 Newsroom Updated: 3:52 PM EST December 31, 2020
PITTSBURGH Former federal attorney general and Pennsylvania Gov. Dick Thornburgh has died at age 88. Thornburgh died Thursday morning at a retirement community facility outside Pittsburgh, his son David said. The cause is not yet known. Thornburgh built a reputation as a crime-busting federal prosecutor in Pittsburgh and won praise for his cool handling as governor of the Three Mile Island partial nuclear meltdown in 1979.
VERONA, Pa. - Former U.S. Attorney General and Pennsylvania Gov. Dick Thornburgh has died. He was 88.
Thornburgh died Thursday morning at a retirement community facility outside Pittsburgh, according to his son, David. The cause is not yet known.
Thornburgh built a reputation as a crime-busting federal prosecutor in Pittsburgh and won praise for his cool handling as governor of the partial nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island, then owned by Berks County-based Met-Ed, in 1979.
He served as the 41st governor of Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1987. He was the first Republican to serve two successive terms in that office. He was the chair of the Republican Governors Association.
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December 31, 2020
In honor of former Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh, who passed away on Thursday, December 31, Governor Tom Wolf ordered the US and Commonwealth flags on all commonwealth facilities, public buildings and grounds fly at half-staff immediately.
“Governor Thornburgh served our commonwealth and our nation with pride and distinction,” said Gov. Wolf. “His calm, grounded leadership was a hallmark of his governorship, and was critical to guiding Pennsylvania through the tumultuous days f
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