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NewsOctober 18, 2007

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Former Rep. Robert Young III, one of the St. Louis-area's most influential political voices, has died at age 83. Young died Wednesday at an area nursing home, Colliers Funeral Home in suburban St. Louis said. The Democrat represented Missouri's 2nd Congressional District from the late 1970s through the 80s. He was also a Missouri state senator and state representative...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Former Rep. Robert Young III, one of the St. Louis-area's most influential political voices, has died at age 83.

Young died Wednesday at an area nursing home, Colliers Funeral Home in suburban St. Louis said.

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The Democrat represented Missouri's 2nd Congressional District from the late 1970s through the 80s. He was also a Missouri state senator and state representative.

He is survived by his children and siblings. Funeral arrangements are pending.

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