The Washington Post, August 4th, 2003
Thomas F. Lewis, 78, a Florida Republican who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995, died Aug. 2 at a Palm Beach hospital. He had congestive heart failure. Rep. Lewis, who represented North Palm Beach, was a member of the House Science and Technology Committee. He was instrumental in saving the Hurricane Hunter Plane Program, which sends planes to gather hurricane data for meteorologists. An Air Force veteran, he was a jet and rocket testing chief for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft early in his career. He then was mayor and city councilman in North Palm Beach and a member of ...
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