Former South Side Congressman Derwinski dies at 85
January 18, 2012 1:20AM
Updated: February 19, 2012 8:27AM
Former Congressman Edward Derwinski, 85, died Sunday.
Derwinski was a Republican from Chicago’s South Side who served in Congress from 1959 to 1982.
President George H.W. Bush named him the first secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Derwinski graduated from Loyola University in Chicago.
Funeral services will be held 3-8 p.m. Friday at Michael Coletta and Sons Funeral Home in Bridgeport. A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Church.
Abdon M. Pallasch
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