Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Dan Rostenkowski

Date of Birth - 01/02/1928
Date of Death - 08/11/2010
Age at Death - 82
Cause of Death - Cancer


Bio - Long-serving member of the US House of Representatives from Chicago, Illinois, he later went to prison for mail fraud involving corruption while serving as chairman of the Ways and Means committee.

James J. Kilpatrick

Date of Birth - 11/01/1920
Date of Death - 08/15/2010
Age at Death - 89
Cause of Death - Heart failure


Bio - Political columnist, known for his appearances on the TV newsmagazine "60 Minutes" in the "Point-Counterpoint" segment (in the 1970s)

Bobby Thomson

Date of Birth - 10/25/1923
Date of Death - 08/16/2010
Age at Death - 86
Cause of Death - Fall

Bio - Baseball player for the New York Giants, he hit the 1951 National League pennant-winning home run known as "The Shot Heard 'Round the World".