# Rosa Parks died today at age 92 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 25, 2005, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosa-parks-died-today-at-age-92/327763 "2005-10-25T02:37:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosa-parks-died-today-at-age-92/327763/61 "2005-10-28T18:49:26Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > [SIZE=4]I am curious who the others were. Chestnut, his partner J.M. Gibson, an unknown soldier, Reagan and Florida Senator Claude Pepper. [Cite](http://www.aoc.gov/cc/capitol/lain_in_state.cfm) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosa-parks-died-today-at-age-92/327763/62 "2005-10-28T18:51:51Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Chestnut, his partner J.M. Gibson, an unknown soldier, Reagan and Florida Senator Claude Pepper. [Cite](http://www.aoc.gov/cc/capitol/lain_in_state.cfm) Wow, thank you. that was quick. Is this a subject you are familar with or is your google-fu that good today? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosa-parks-died-today-at-age-92/327763/63 "2005-10-28T18:55:42Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > Wow, thank you. that was quick. Is this a subject you are familar with or is your google-fu that good today? The latter. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosa-parks-died-today-at-age-92/327763/64 "2005-10-28T18:57:06Z")
What did Claude Pepper do that was so awesome? Not knocking him; just curious. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosa-parks-died-today-at-age-92/327763/65 "2005-10-28T20:33:55Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > What did Claude Pepper do that was so awesome? Not knocking him; just curious. Good question. I can’t find anything [Pepper](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000218) did other than die in office (which plenty of Senators/Congressmen have done). ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosa-parks-died-today-at-age-92/327763/66 "2005-10-28T20:37:01Z")
He was awarded the Medal of Freedom four days before his death, though, so… might be interesting. I’ll find out. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosa-parks-died-today-at-age-92/327763/67 "2005-10-28T20:40:29Z")
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude\_Pepper](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Pepper) I love the section of how he lost his senate seat. His opponent would appear to have been pure Evil. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosa-parks-died-today-at-age-92/327763/68 "2005-10-28T20:42:01Z")
As near as I can find, he was a major champion of the elderly, leading to nursing home and insurance and pension reforms. He was also second only to Strom as senior member of Congress when he died in terms of combined tenure- he served 15 years as a senator and then 28 years as Representative. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosa-parks-died-today-at-age-92/327763/69 "2005-10-28T22:12:28Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > As near as I can find, he was a major champion of the elderly, leading to nursing home and insurance and pension reforms. [Geezer Mode]Geeze, kids these days! Don’t know anything.[/GM] Pepper was an unstoppable force when it came to the elderly and it’s been said that if you wanted the senior votes in your district (even if you _weren’t_ in Florida), you made sure you were on Peppers side. IIRC, Pepper was _always_ an advocate for the elderly while in office and didn’t do it simply because he was growing older or because he had a large number of seniors in his district. A principled politician is the rarest of species. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosa-parks-died-today-at-age-92/327763.md?page=3)