Tony DeLuca, Longtime Pennsylvania State Lawmaker, Dies at 85

Tony DeLuca, Longtime Pennsylvania State Lawmaker, Dies at 85
The Pennsylvania state capitol in Harrisburg on Oct. 14, 2011. Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images
Beth Brelje
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Pennsylvania state Rep. Anthony M. “Tony” DeLuca died on Oct. 9 at his Penn Hills home after a brief battle with lymphoma, a disease he had beaten two times previously, the Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus has announced.

At 85, DeLuca was the oldest and longest-serving member of the state’s House of Representatives.

Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
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Beth Brelje is a former reporter with The Epoch Times. Ms. Brelje previously worked in radio for 20 years and after moving to print, worked at Pocono Record and Reading Eagle.
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