John Heinz-signed letter-32

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You are bidding on a John Heinz Autographed letter.
Henry John Heinz III
(October 23, 1938 – April 4, 1991) was an
American
politician from
Pennsylvania
. A
Republican
, Heinz served in the
United States House of Representatives
from 1971 to 1977 and in the
United States Senate
from 1977 until his death in 1991
U.S. Senate
Heinz opted not to run for re-election to his seat in the House of Representatives, choosing instead to run for the open
United States Senate
seat representing Pennsylvania created by the retirement of incumbent
Hugh Scott
in 1976. Heinz won the
election
and was subsequently re-elected in
1982
and again in
1988
.
While a U.S. Senator, Heinz was a member of the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
, the
Committee on Finance
, the
National Commission on Social Security Reform
, the National Commission on Health Care Reform, the Northeast Coalition, and the Steel Caucus. He also served as chairman of the Subcommittee on International Finance and Monetary Policies, the
Special Committee on Aging
, and the Republican Conference Task Force on Job Training and Education.
Death
On April 4, 1991, Heinz and six other people were killed when a
Bell 412
helicopter and a
Piper Aerostar
with Heinz aboard collided in mid-air above
Merion Elementary School
in
Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania
. All aboard both aircraft, as well as two children at the school, were killed.
The helicopter had been dispatched to investigate a problem with the landing gear of Heinz's plane. While moving in for a closer look, the helicopter collided with the plane, causing both aircraft to lose control and crash.
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The subsequent
NTSB
investigation attributed the cause of the crash to poor judgment by the pilots of the two aircraft involved.
Following a funeral at
Heinz Chapel
and a Washington, D.C. memorial that was attended by President
George H. W. Bush
and Vice President
Dan Quayle
,
Senator Heinz was interred in the Heinz family mausoleum in
Homewood Cemetery
, located in the
Squirrel Hill
neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
His widow,
Teresa Heinz
, later married Senator
John Kerry
.
Heinz's long time friend, Sen. Wirth of Colorado, remarked: "He really believed he could make the world a better place, such a contrast to the jaded resignation of our time. He could send the Senate leadership up a wall faster than anyone I've seen." Heinz's son Andre said at the services: "Dad, I am so grateful for the time we had, and I miss you and I love you."
Autograph is signed in Blue Sharpie.
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