Former Del. senator Bill Roth dies

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Former Del. senator Bill Roth dies


From staff reports
12/14/2003

Delaware’s longtime former senator, Bill Roth, died late Saturday, friends said today.

Roth, 82, died while visiting his daughter in Washington.

Roth spent more than 30 years in Congress, earning a reputation as a consummate gentleman with a flair for bridging partisan divisions in the U.S. Senate.

“He represented Delaware enormously well,” said former governor and longtime friend Pete DuPont. “We’re all beneficiaries of the Roth IRA, and he was an extraordinarily good senator on economic issues.

“But the best thing about Bill is that he came and talked to us all, he came out with his dogs and he met us at various places and was always willing to chat about every issue you wanted to talk about.”

Glenn C. Kenton, a Wilmington attorney and former Delaware secretary of state, said he saw Roth Friday having lunch with friends in Wilmington and, “He looked fine.”
Roth was defeated in his try for a sixth six-year term in the 2000 election by Democrat Tom Carper.

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The Roth IRA is indeed a pretty decent idea, although we've got a lot of work yet to do to guarantee retirement security for all Americans.

My prayers are with Senator Roth's family, and I'm sorry for their loss.

Thanks for that idea senator.

I think what an awful idea though for a parent to die while visiting you at Christmas. Hope that wasn't too awful on the family, especially if they have little kids.