OBIT: J. Irving WHALLEY, 1980, Windber, Somerset County, PA
  
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  J. IRVING WHALLEY
  
    Former U.S. Congressman J. Irving Whalley died Saturday, March 8,
  at 4 a.m. in North Broward Hospital, Pompano Beach, Fla.  Mr. Whalley
  had suffered a heart attack Friday while vacationing.  He was 77.
    Mr. Whalley served two terms in both the state House and Senate,
  and seven terms in the U.S. Congress.  He was elected to the Senate
  from the 356th District as a Republican.
    In 1960 he resigned to seek the congressional office from the 12th
  District.  He won and remained in that office until 1972.  He
  declined to seek re-election after his district was consolidated with
  that of the late U.S. Rep. John P. Saylor.
    He is survived by his wife, Ruth E., a former English and
  journalism teacher at Windber Area High School; a son, John, who
  heads the BMW Division of Whalley-Ford-BMW in Windber; and a
  daughter, Ruth, wife of David Kementik, of Windber.
  
  Meyersdale Republic, March 13, 1980
  
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  JOHN WHALLEY 14 Sep 1902 Mar 1980 15963 (Windber, Somerset, PA) 190-26-4032 Pennsylvania