Notable Residents
Comedian Donna Jean Young, whose career was built upon her material related to East McKeesport and "Woolmerding" (as she pronounced and spelled Wilmerding in her act), was a resident of Broadway Extension, Arlington Plan, North Versailles Township. In her youth, portions of North Versailles used East McKeesport as a postal address and were long associated with this community. Young was briefly a cast member on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. In 1968, she released an album on Epic Records, Live From East McKeesport.
Noted jazz drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts (Wynton Marsalis and numerous others) is a 1977 graduate of East Allegheny High School.
Gordon Jones, a 1975 graduate of East Allegheny High School, was an All-American wide receiver at the University of Pittsburgh and went on to play in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams.
Another native of the region is Joe Zewe, who was featured on FIFA 2008 playing for Viborg FF, a Danish professional soccer team. David Loya, also from this region, is the all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns at Duquesne University. Loya was also elected into the Duquesne University hall of fame in late 2008.
Patricia Welesko Garland, a 1979 graduate of East Allegheny High School, was named one of 10 Outstanding Young Americans by the U.S. Junior Chamber (Jaycees) in 2000. She is a chemical engineer and program manager at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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