Vincent Anania Dies
Vincent Anania, the father-in-law of onetime Democratic presidential contender and former Sen. John Edwards, has died. He was 87.
Anania died Saturday in Chapel Hill of heart failure, the senator’s wife, Elizabeth Edwards, said in a statement.
Anania, a native of Marianna, Pa., was the first in his family to be born in the United States, Elizabeth Edwards said. He was raised in Brownsville, Pa., and attended the University of Pittsburgh. He later attended the U.S. Naval Academy, where he played football and was selected as an All-American in lacrosse, she said.
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Besides Elizabeth Edwards and the senator, survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Thweatt Anania; children Vincent Anania Jr. and Nancy Thweatt Anania; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two sisters.
Anania will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Elizabeth Edwards said.
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