John Mink

Age: 81

Summary: widower of long-serving U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink (d. 2002) who himself earned respect and renown as a world-class hydrologist and won the Distinguished Flying Cross for service in World War II, and whose company Mink & Yuen, Inc. specializes in water resource studies, planning, development, and management.

Cause of Death: Natural causes

Born: June 3, 1924

Died: October 18, 2005

Location: Northampton, Massachusetts