After a protracted battle with cancer, former State Rep. Jeff Pyle, 57, passed away in Ford City on Wednesday.
Jeff Pyle cause of death: What happened to Jeff Pyle?
Pyle, a Ford City citizen, served as mayor, a teacher, and a Republican state legislator for nine terms. His two daughters and wife, Michele Pyle, are still alive.
Since 2005, Pyle has been battling cancer, but remissions from the illness allowed him to continue serving as a state legislator until last year, when he resigned. One year before to his retirement, he had a stroke.
A little over a year ago, Pyle spoke at the Butler County Community College’s Ford City groundbreaking. Pyle gathered support and raised many million dollars to expand the educational and employment options for locals.
Pyle formerly had an office with state speaker of the house Bryan Cutler, a Republican from Lancaster, who applauded his efforts in a statement.
A number of the laws that Pyle wrote were passed into law, including those that clarified the rules for emergency medical staff in underground mines, regulated unmanned aircraft for safety and privacy, and gave veterans a veteran designation on their Pennsylvania driver’s license.
