Calif. Rep. Tom Lantos Dies

11 February 2008 @ 10:52 am | 2 comments

Calif. Rep. Tom Lantos Dies

Rep. Tom Lantos of California, the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress, has died, his spokeswoman said Monday.

Lynne Weil said that Lantos, 80, passed away at the Bethesda Naval Medical Center in suburban Maryland.

Rep. Lantos, whose wife is LDS, has also been a friend of the Church.

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  1. danithew’s avatar

    danithew on 11 February 2008 at 3:45 pm

    I saw reports of his death but didn’t realize he had any kind of LDS connection. Thanks for bringing that to attention.

    By the way, I’m loving all the activity on this blog. Really interesting stuff.