Former West Virginia Governor, U.S. Senator John "Jay" Rockefeller dies at 89 - WTRF

Published on November 6, 2026

He became a special assistant to the Peace Corps director the following year. He came to West Virginia in 1964 as a poverty volunteer with Action ...

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Jay Rockefeller, former US senator, West Virginia governor, dies at 89 - CW39 Houston

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In 1961, Rockefeller served as a member of the National Advisory Council of the Peace Corps, then became special assistant to the Peace Corps director ...

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