‘A Civil Rights Icon’: John Lewis Remembered By Pittsburgh Officials

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — City officials, including County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, are paying tribute to Congressman John Lewis.
It was announced that Lewis, 80, passed away late on Friday. Last year, Lewis announced to the public that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
“I am saddened to learn of the death of a true national hero, Congressman John Lewis,” Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said. “As a Civil Rights i