PHILADELPHIA - Former U.S. Rep.William H. Gray III, D-Pa., a giant in Philadelphia politics who mentored a generation of African-American leaders, died Monday in London, according to his office in Washington, D.C. He was 71. No cause of death was immediately available. Family spokesman Bill Epstein said Gray was attending the tennis matches at Wimbledon with his youngest son, Andrew. "Apparently, it was a sudden death," said Epstein, who served as press secretary when Gray was elected to Congress. In Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania House stood and paused in a moment of silence. Friends struggled to grasp the news that he was gone - to them he seemed strong, an avid tennis player. Others who...
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