John Dingell Passed Away!

John Dingell passed away.

One of the longest serving members of Congress passed away a few days ago. He may have not been perfect on some of the issues, but at least he admitted he made mistakes. Unlike the Republican Party and its standard-bearer Donald J. Trump.

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) announced her husband, former Democratic lawmaker John Dingell passed away from prostate cancer.

Friends and colleagues know me and know I would be in Washington right now unless something was up. I am home with John and we have entered a new phase. He is my love and we have been a team for nearly 40 years.

— Rep. Debbie Dingell (@RepDebDingell) February 6, 2019

I will be taking each day as it comes. We thank people for their friendship and support and ask for prayers and privacy during this difficult time.

— Rep. Debbie Dingell (@RepDebDingell) February 6, 2019

Information on Services for John D. Dingell: pic.twitter.com/q9iQEoHz9y

— Rep. Debbie Dingell (@RepDebDingell) February 10, 2019

On Monday, February 11, 2019 from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm, a visitation will be held at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center at 15801 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, MI 48126. This event is open to the  public.

— Rep. Debbie Dingell (@RepDebDingell) February 10, 2019

On Tuesday, February 12, 2019, a motorcade carrying Mr. Dingell’s casket will be driven past the United States Capitol on the East Plaza. Exact timing to be  announced later. The public is welcome to view the motorcade from the east lawn of the Capitol.

— Rep. Debbie Dingell (@RepDebDingell) February 10, 2019

Dingell began his congressional career by succeeding his father, John Dingell, Sr, a Representative of Michigan's 16th Congressional District in 1955. He would serve the district for 59 years.

He has the longest tenure in American history. He was also the longest-serving Dean of the U.S, House of Representatives and Dean of the Michigan delegation.

Dingell was one of the few remaining members who served World War II.

During his time in Congress, Dingell would support Medicate, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Air Act, the Affordable Care Act and was one of the many Democrats who supported the Civil Rights Act.

Reminder, Democrats had a majority of Congress during the 1960s. The Democrats managed to pass the historical Civil Rights Act. It was Lyndon B Johnson who signed the act. Many Republicans from the north supported the law.

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and John were married for nearly 40 years.

Originally from Colorado Springs, Dingell grew up in modest hospitality. Dingell, Sr., was of Austrian-Polish desent, his mother Grace Bigler was of Swiss and Scot-Irish decent.

The surname of the Dingells was Dzieglewicz.

Dingell was considered a moderate at present time. An avid sportsman and hunter, he strongly opposed gun control. He was a NRA board member and won praise from the gun lobby.

Dingell was married twice. He was married Helen Henebry, an airline attendant. They married in 1952 and divorced in 1972. He had four children from his first marriage.

Dingell would soon marry Debbie Insley. She was 28 years his junior. Dingell resigned in 2019 and his wife would end up taking the position. She was then a Republican but changed in the 1980s and became a Democrat.

Dingell died at the age of 92.