Bench dedicated in honor of former mayor
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August 7, 2023

Bench dedicated in honor of former mayor

By Mon Valley Independent

By MATT PETRAS

For the MVI

The City of McKeesport unveiled a new bench Saturday in Renziehausen Park dedicated to the late Lou Washowich, a four-term mayor and decades-long coach with the McKeesport Little Tigers. Washowich, who coached from 1962 to 1994 and served as mayor from 1980 to 1995, passed away April 2, 2021. 

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