{"id":45428,"date":"2017-09-08T20:06:40","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T00:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=45428"},"modified":"2017-09-08T20:06:40","modified_gmt":"2017-09-09T00:06:40","slug":"house-leaders-confirm-passing-rep-dan-mcneill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=45428","title":{"rendered":"House Leaders Confirm Passing of Rep. Dan McNeill"},"content":{"rendered":" <\/p>\n
House Leaders Confirm Passing of Rep. Dan McNeill<\/p>\n
HARRISBURG \u2013 House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) and Democratic Leader Frank Dermody (D-Allegheny\/Westmoreland) regret to confirm the passing of state Rep. Daniel McNeill (D-Lehigh), who died on Friday, Sept. 8. Turzai and Dermody issued this statement jointly:<\/p>\n
\u201cLosing Dan is a terrible blow for his wife Jeanne, and his daughters and granddaughter. All of his family and friends have our deepest sympathy. It\u2019s also a loss for the House of Representatives. Dan was a wonderful lawmaker, and we\u2019re going to miss him a lot.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou always knew where Dan stood because he wasn\u2019t shy about telling you. All of us in the House appreciated Dan\u2019s plainspoken style, and we respected his devotion to the people he represented, as seen in his work to fight the opioid and heroin epidemic.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor some time now, Dan had bravely faced serious health challenges but he made a point of coming to Harrisburg faithfully, as well as working in his district, even on days when he was not feeling well.<\/p>\n
\u201cDan McNeill was a loving family man, a proud Ironworker and a public servant in local and county positions before his election to the House.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of our thoughts and prayers are with Rep. McNeill\u2019s family and friends at this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Information Provided By:
\nRepresentative Mike Turzai
\nSpeaker of the House
\n28th District
\nPennsylvania House of Representatives
\nMedia Contact: Stephen Miskin Smiskin@pahousegop.com<\/p>\n
Representative Frank Dermody
\nDemocratic Leader
\n33rd District
\nPennsylvania House of Representatives
\nMedia Contact: Bill Patton BPatton@PaHouse.net<\/p>\n
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