Edward J. Derwinski

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Edward J. Derwinski

Edward J. Derwinski AKA Edward Joseph Derwinsky

Born: 15-Sep-1926
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Died: 15-Jan-2012
Location of death: Oak Brook, IL [1]
Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified
Remains: Buried, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1989-92

Military service: US Army (infantry, 1945-46)

[1] Oak Brook HealthCare and Rehabilitation Centre, Oak Brook, IL.

Father: Casimir Ignatius Derwinski (d. 1947)
Mother: Sophia Zmijewski
Sister: Bernadette Ferrara
Wife: Patricia van der Giessen (div., one daughter, one son)
Daughter: Maureen Sue Quattrocki
Son: Michael Steven Derwinski
Wife: Bonita Hickey ("Bonnie", m. 1986, until his death)

High School: Mount Carmel High School (1944)
University: BS History, Loyola University Chicago (1951)

US Secretary of Veterans' Affairs (1989-92)
US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (1987-89)
Counselor of the Department of State (1983-87)
US Congressman, Illinois (1959-83)
US State Department Delegate to Interparliamentary Union (1978-80)
US State Department Delegate to UN General Assembly (1971-72)
US State Department Delegate to Interparliamentary Union (1970-72)
Illinois State House of Representatives (1957-58)
West Pullman Savings & Loan Association President (1950-75)
American Legion
Kiwanis Club
Knights of Columbus
Loyal Order of Moose
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Polish Ancestry

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