{"id":19791,"date":"2020-12-31T15:03:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T20:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=19791"},"modified":"2020-12-31T17:35:49","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T22:35:49","slug":"former-gov-richard-dick-thornburgh-dies-at-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2020\/12\/31\/former-gov-richard-dick-thornburgh-dies-at-88\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Gov. Richard ‘Dick’ Thornburgh dies at 88"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Gov. Dick Thornburgh laughed during a light moment, Friday, May 6, 2005, at the Duquesne Club in Pittsburgh. Thornburgh spoke about his support for eliminating six of 10 elected row offices in Allegheny County. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, second from left, poses with former Pennsylvania Govs. William Scranton II, left, Raymond P. Shafer, second from right, and Dick Thornburgh, right, during Ridge’s inauguration ceremony, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1999, in Harrisburg. (Paul Vathis\/Associated Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Attorney General Dick Thornburgh, left, and President George H. Bush arrive with for dinner at a local restaurant, Tuesday, August 13, 1991, in Kennebunkport, Maine. Thornburgh gestures to the press after Bush announced him as his star guest. Thornburgh is expected to announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate soon. (Greg Gibson\/Associated Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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From left, Tom Foglietta, Ginny Thornburgh, Gov. Dick Thornburgh and an actor portraying Benjamin Franklin join in the Hands Across America celebration, Sunday, May 25, 1986, in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. (Roberto Borea\/Associated Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Former Gov. Dick Thornburgh relaxes during interview before leaving Pittsburgh to head the Harvard Institute of Politics. (Vince Musi\/Pittsburgh Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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WQED workers watch as Sen. Harris Wofford, D-Pa., fields questions after a debate with Republican Dick Thornburgh in 1991. (Randy Olson\/Pittsburgh Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dick Thornburgh has a tight exit as Securities and Exchange Commission Lawyer Merri Jo Gillette addresses the media outside of U.S.District Court, Oct. 27, 1997, in Johnstown, Pa. (Darrell Sapp\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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From left to right, former Gov. Tom Corbett with Ginny Thornburgh and her husband former Gov. Dick Thornburgh after the funeral service for Henry Hillman, Friday April 21, 2017, at Calvary Episcopal Church in Shadyside. (Darrell Sapp\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Former Gov. Dick Thornburgh pauses before he speaks to the Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon, Jan. 26, 2004, in Harrisburg. (Carolyn Kaster\/Associated Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Gov. Dick Thornburgh, left, and Franco Harris clown around for the benefit of the media at the governor’s office, March 16, 1979, in Harrisburg. Harris, chairman of the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness, was in Harrsiburg to present Thornburgh with the Council’s annual report. (Paul Vathis\/Associated Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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From left, Harold Denton, director of the U.S. Nuclear Agency, Gov. Dick Thornburgh and President Jimmy Carter talk, April 1, 1979 in control room of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Middletown. (Associated Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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John Thornburgh, former Gov. Dick Thornburgh and David Thornburgh during the 1960 victory Gala for the 50th anniversary of the 1960 World Series Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, at PNC Park. (Michael Henninger\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A woman applies makeup to Republican senatorial candidate Dick Thornburgh, left, as Sen. Harris Wofford, D-Pa., waits for a debate moderated by Post-Gazette editor John Craig, center, Sept. 7, 1991. (Gene J. Puskar\/Associated Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Former Gov. Dick Thornburgh reacts as his book, “Where the Evidence Leads” drops into the slot after being printed in minutes by the Espresso machine, Sept. 27, 2010, at the Hillman Library at the University of Pittsburgh. The machine can print, align, mill, glue, bind and including a full-color laminated cover in 7 minutes. Thornburgh’s is the first to be printed on the new machine. (Robin Rombach\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Former Govs. Dick Thornburgh, left, and Tom Ridge, on the stage for the swearing in of Gov. elect Tom Corbett, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at the state capital in Harrisburg. (Bill Wade\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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From left, former Lt. Governor Mark Singel, former Gov. Dick Thornburgh and Governor Tom Corbett and during the funeral for former Pennsylvania Governor George M. Leader, at Derry Presbyterian Church in Hershey, Pa., Thursday, May 16, 2013. (AP Photo\/Chris Knight) PUBLISHED CAPTION: Chris Knight\/Associated PressFormer Gov. Dick Thornburgh, sits between Gov. Tom Corbett, front, and former Lt. Gov. Mark Singel during the funeral for former Gov. George Leader.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mario Lemieux presents President George Bush with a Penguins sweater during a Rose Garden ceremony honoring the NHL champion Penguins June 25, 1997. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh stands between Lemieux and Bush. (Associated Press photo by Doug Mills)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Former Pennsylvania Governors Dick Thornburgh, his wife Ginny (sp?), William Scranton II, and Raymond P. Shafer, right, watch Gov. Tom Ridge’s inauguration ceremony in Harrisburg, Pa. (Post-Gazette photo by VWH Campbell Jr.) 011999<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Doug Danforth, Dick Thornburgh, Bob Wilburn and Jack Donahue, right, attend the Gettysburg National Foundation event at the Duquesne Club September 10, 2003. (photo by annie o’neill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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PA Governor Dick Thornburgh in May 15, 1979<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dick Thornburgh, Wil Haygood, & Gail Collins on stage at Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland prior to their presentations at the Junior League of Pittsburgh Book & Author presentation Thursday, November 6, 2003. Pam Panchak MAG 110603<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hand out photograph.
Undated.
Former Pirate Bill Mazeroski (left) with former Pennsylvania governor Dick Thornburgh. They’re holding the official program from Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, which Thornburgh attended. Thornburg credits the victory in that game, which was sealed by a Mazeroski home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, for helping him endure the tragic loss of his wife earlier that year.
Story for sports by Bob Dvorchak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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WASHINGTON – JULY 23: (L-R) Former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh and former Rep. Tony Coelho (D-CA) celebrate during the Department of Justice?s commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act July 23, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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WASHINGTON – JULY 23: Former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh addresses the Department of Justice?s commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act July 23, 2010 in Washington, DC. Current Attorney General Eric Holder used the event to announce that the position of Special Assistant for Disability Resources is open as part of the department’s new diversity management plan. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bill Wade\/Post-Gazette
Harrisburg, PA — Jan. 18, 2011 — Former Governors Dick Thornburgh, left, and Tom Ridge, on the stage for the swearing in of Tom Corbett at the Inauguration Ceremony as he becomes Pennsylvania’s new governor Tuesday at the state capital in Harrisburg. Original Filename: wade_loc_corbett5.jpg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Vaughn Wallace\/Post-Gazette
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Dr. Henry A. Kissinger speaks with Former Governor and US Attorney General Dick Thornburgh at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland, 10\/26\/11, as part of the Pittsburgh Middle East Institute’s Fourth Annual Conference.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Photo 1: Dr. Jared Cohon, President of CMU, with PMEI’s Simin Curtis, welcoming Her Excellency Dr. Rawya Al Busaidi, Minister of High Education from the Sultanate of Oman. The Pittsburgh Middle East Institute’s Fourth Annual Conference included a dinner Wednesday night with former Secretary of State and Nobel Laureate Dr. Henry Kissinger at Carnegie Music Hall, where PMEI Founder & CEO Simin Curtis, announced from stage, that PMEI is now becoming a national organization, the American Middle East Institute (AMEI) headquartered in Pittsburgh. Dr. Kissinger was greeted by 300 VIP guests who lined up to meet him during cocktails. PMEI (now AMEI) founder & CEO, Simin Curtis was joined at the event by a high level Omani & Saudi Arabian delegations, including, Minister of Higher Education from the Sultanate of Oman, Her Excellency Dr. Rawya Al Busaidi, Oman ambassador to the United States Hunaina Al-Mughairy, His Excellency Sultan Hamdoon Al Harthi, Mayor of Muscat, Oman; and business leaders from Saudi Arabia, Paddy Padmanathan, Yusuf Giansiracusa and Amer Kayani. Other special guests included Elsie Hillman, Paul & Nancy O’Neill, David & Gabriela Porges, Bill & Vivian Benter, John & Catharine Ryan, Dennis & Veronica Yablonsky, Venkee & Babeena Sharma, Bill Flanagan, Sir Peter Brown, Laura Ellsworth, John Goetz & Chuck Bogosta. After dinner, nearly 2,000 came to hear Dr. Kissinger in conversation with Former Governor & U.S. Attornery General Dick Thornburgh, who were introduced by Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Photo 7: Dr., Henry Kissinger & Governor Dick Thornburgh The Pittsburgh Middle East Institute’s Fourth Annual Conference included a dinner Wednesday night with former Secretary of State and Nobel Laureate Dr. Henry Kissinger at Carnegie Music Hall, where PMEI Founder & CEO Simin Curtis, announced from stage, that PMEI is now becoming a national organization, the American Middle East Institute (AMEI) headquartered in Pittsburgh. Dr. Kissinger was greeted by 300 VIP guests who lined up to meet him during cocktails. PMEI (now AMEI) founder & CEO, Simin Curtis was joined at the event by a high level Omani & Saudi Arabian delegations, including, Minister of Higher Education from the Sultanate of Oman, Her Excellency Dr. Rawya Al Busaidi, Oman ambassador to the United States Hunaina Al-Mughairy, His Excellency Sultan Hamdoon Al Harthi, Mayor of Muscat, Oman; and business leaders from Saudi Arabia, Paddy Padmanathan, Yusuf Giansiracusa and Amer Kayani. Other special guests included Elsie Hillman, Paul & Nancy O’Neill, David & Gabriela Porges, Bill & Vivian Benter, John & Catharine Ryan, Dennis & Veronica Yablonsky, Venkee & Babeena Sharma, Bill Flanagan, Sir Peter Brown, Laura Ellsworth, John Goetz & Chuck Bogosta. After dinner, nearly 2,000 came to hear Dr. Kissinger in conversation with Former Governor & U.S. Attornery General Dick Thornburgh, who were introduced by Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Former Pennsylvania governors enter Covenant Presbyterian Church, Scranton, Pa., for a memorial service for former Governor and Ambassador William W. Scranton Wednesday morning Aug 14, 2013. In front, from left, are: Ed Rendell, Dick Thornburgh and Tom Ridge. in rear left is Mark S. Schweiker. (AP Photo\/Scranton Times & Tribune, Michael J. Mullen) WILKES BARRE TIMES-LEADER OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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** FILE ** Former Pennsylvania Gov. Dick Thornburgh sits in his Washington office in this Sept. 30, 2003 file photo. CBS News appointed Thornburgh and former Associated Press chief executive Louis Boccardi to investigate what went wrong with its story on President George W. Bush’s service in the National Guard. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci, File) Original Filename: CBS_GUARD_NY130.jpg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Andy Starnes \/ Post-Gazette
Dick Thornburgh room at the Hillman Library, University of Pittsburgh.
Gov. Dick Thornburgh shares a yawn with the youngest evacuee at a Hershey Pa. evacuation center 3 days after the Three Mile Island accident.
The NRC had decided it was prudent to evacuate pregnant women and pre-school children within a 5-mile radius of the accident.
(starnes loc templeton 032609)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Andy Starnes \/ Post-Gazette
Nancy Watson, curator of the Dick Thornburgh archives, looks at the front page of the Patriot-News from April 16, 1979, which is included in a Three Mile Island display in the Dick Thornburgh room at the Hillman Library, University of Pittsburgh.
(starnes loc templeton 032609)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mario Lemieux presents President George Bush with a miniature Stanley Cup during a Rose Garden ceremony honoring the NHL champion Penguins June 24, 1991. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh stands between Lemieux and Bush. AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":19793,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,9,4,15,132],"tags":[],"coauthors":[41],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/12\/20190320ThornburghGallery02.jpg?fit=768%2C540&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19791"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19791"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19833,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19791\/revisions\/19833"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19791"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=19791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}