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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Former Pennsylvania Gov. Dick Thornburgh, who made integrity and efficiency the hallmarks of his public service as a governor, U.S. attorney general and under-secretary-general of the United Nations, died peacefully of natural causes today in Pittsburgh, PA. He was 88. The governor s public career spanned 25 years, and he retired earlier in 2020 as counsel to the international law firm of K&L Gates LLP.
His wife, Ginny Judson Thornburgh, said that he had endured declining health to the end with characteristic determination, grace and humor.
Former U.S. Attorney General and Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh