Edward Derwinski, 1st veterans affairs sec'y, dies
CHICAGO (AP) — Edward Derwinski, who represented Chicago's south side and adjoining suburbs in Congress for nearly a quarter-century before becoming the nation's first secretary of veterans affairs, has died. He was 85.
Derwinski died Sunday of cancer, his family said. He will be buried this weekend at Arlington National Cemetery.
Derwinski's congressional career began in 1959 after he had served a single...
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