SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Former U.S. Department of Defense
Secretary James Schlesinger is being buried this weekend next to his
late wife in the Ohio city where she was from.
The Littleton &
Rue Funeral Home says Schlesinger’s funeral will be Saturday at the
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Springfield. Funeral director Rob
Kampman says burial will be at the Ferncliff Cemetery.
Schlesinger
was a onetime economics professor and nuclear strategist who held a
string of Cabinet and other high-level posts through three presidential
administrations. He built an impressive national security resume under
Republicans Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and served as the nation’s
first energy secretary under Democrat Jimmy Carter. He also served as
CIA chief.
He died March 27 at age 85. His wife, Rachel Schlesinger, died in 1995.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Former U.S. Department of Defense
Secretary James Schlesinger is being buried this weekend next to his
late wife in the Ohio city where she was from.
The Littleton &
Rue Funeral Home says Schlesinger’s funeral will be Saturday at the
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Springfield. Funeral director Rob
Kampman says burial will be at the Ferncliff Cemetery.
Schlesinger
was a onetime economics professor and nuclear strategist who held a
string of Cabinet and other high-level posts through three presidential
administrations. He built an impressive national security resume under
Republicans Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and served as the nation’s
first energy secretary under Democrat Jimmy Carter. He also served as
CIA chief.
He died March 27 at age 85. His wife, Rachel Schlesinger, died in 1995.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.