Death
Payne announced in a statement on February 10, 2012 that he is undergoing treatment for colon cancer. On March 2, 2012, it was reported that Payne had been flown from a hospital in Washington D.C. back to New Jersey via a medical transport plane and that he was "gravely ill". Payne died on March 6, 2012. He was 77.
Payne was succeeded in Congress by his son, Donald Payne, Jr.
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