October 13, 2000
Thousands say goodbye to congressman Bruce VentoShare
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William Wilcoxen - Reporter, John Roach - Speaker, John Malone - Speaker, Ginny Yingling - Interviewee, Jim Ramstad - Interviewee, Bruce Vento - Profiled Subject
Hundreds of mourners came to St. Paul to pay a final tribute to Bruce Vento, who passed away on October 10th, 2000. The former school teacher and twelve-term Congressman was hailed as a champion of the environment, the working class, and the needy.
Vento died at the age of 60 from a rare form of lung cancer, as a result of exposure to asbestos.
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