Former U.S. congressman and proud Puebloan Ray Kogovsek dies at 75

Raymond Kogovsek, Pueblo's only congressman during the past 40 years and a tireless supporter of Pueblo and Southern Colorado, died Sunday. He was 75.

Kogovsek was Everyman, a living testament to the American Dream.

Roselawn Funeral Home, with the assistance of Kogovsek's widow Linda, is currently working on obituary information and funeral arrangements.

The Pueblo native was one of six children, the son of a steel worker who grew up in a tiny house on Pine Street in the heart of Bessemer.

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His greatest legacy, however, is that he was an important man who didn't act the part. He frequently joined friends for casual lunches at the back-room round table at Ianne's on Northern, or dinner at LaTronica's. He was a Kennedy Democrat who loved talking politics.

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