The brother of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) died, her office said in a statement on Sunday as a report said his cause of death was due to complications from a stroke.
Thomas D'Alesandro III, the former mayor of Baltimore, was 90 years old.
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Pelosi, 79, added: “His life and leadership were a tribute to the Catholic values with which we were raised: faith, family, patriotism. He profoundly believed, as did our parents, that public service was a noble calling and that we all had a responsibility to help others.”
![Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) (L) laughs as her brother Thomas D' Alesandro III (R) makes a joke as he introduces her husband Paul, during a street renaming ceremony on her behalf, in Baltimore, Md., on Jan. 5, 2007. (Chris Gardner/AP Photo)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.theepochtimes.com%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F10%2F21%2FNancy-Pelosi-and-brother-Thomas-D-Alesandro-III-600x459.jpeg&w=1200&q=75)
She also said that D'Alesandro, known as “Young Tommy,” was a dedicated public servant to the city of Baltimore.
“Tommy was a leader of dignity, compassion and extraordinary courage, whose presence radiated hope upon our city during times of struggle and conflict,” Pelosi said.
According to the Sun, D'Alesandro was Baltimore’s mayor between 1967 and 1971 for “one tumultuous term,” as the city was plagued by riots, “racial strife,” and a number of strikes.
Pelosi’s father, Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., was also the mayor of Baltimore before that.
His son, Nick D'Alesandro, said that he was a charitable person.
“I was consistently astonished by his incredible generosity,” Nick D’Alesandro told the news outlet. “I can’t recall how many times he foot the bill during get-togethers with other people.”
Pelosi concluded her statement saying that he is survived by a number of family members.
Visit in Jordan
His death comes as Pelosi was visiting Jordan to meet with officials on the crisis unfolding in Syria.![Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), House intelligence chairman, hold a press conference about the impeachment inquiry of President Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 2, 2019. (Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.theepochtimes.com%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F10%2F02%2FPelosi-Schiff-600x400.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
A statement from Pelosi’s office on Saturday said Pelosi and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Rep. Ron Kind (D-Wis.), Rep. Susan Davis (D-Calif.), Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.), and Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) arrived in the country to meet with King Abdullah II and other officials.