Longtime U.S. Rep. William D. Delahunt died Saturday, March 30, 2024, at his home in Quincy, Massachusetts, at the age of 82 following a long-term illness, news reports said. He was a Democratic stalwart who postponed his own retirement from Washington to help pass former President Barack Obam's agenda. The family issued a statement Saturday saying he passed away “peacefully,” but did not disclose his specific cause of death