Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll Dies After Battle With Cancer

HARRISBURG, Pa. Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Catherine Baker Knoll, nearing the end of her sixth year as Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, died Wednesday after a four-month illness involving both cancer and a lingering infection.

Her death came unexpectedly while undergoing physical therapy at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, D.C.. She had gone there following several weeks of treatment and observation related to cancer that was detected this past summer. She was treated at Hershey Medical Center and more recently, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

She fought this illness with the same tenacity she brought to a lifetime of public service," said her son, Albert Baker Knoll. "Our mother loved working for the people of Pennsylvania and was proud of the friendship she enjoyed throughout the commonwealth."

Lt. Governor Knoll previously had served for eight years as state Treasurer, and her successful run in 2002 for the Lieutenant Governor's office solidified her place in Pennsylvania history as the first woman to serve in that capacity.

Funeral arraignments are pending and will be announced later by family members. Lt. Governor Knoll had three sons, Albert Knoll, Dr. Kim Eric Knoll, and Charles Knoll, Esq., and a daughter Mina Baker Knoll, C.PA.. Her husband, Charles Sr., died in 1987.

To find out more about Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll visit her website at www.ltgovernor.state.pa.us

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