Later Life
Pease decided not run for re-election in 1992. After leaving Congress, he taught as Visiting Distinguished Professor of Politics at Oberlin College and was also appointed by President Clinton to the Amtrak Board of Directors, where he served five years.
Pease married Jeanne Camille Wendt August 29, 1953, who still resides in Oberlin, Ohio. One daughter, Jennifer, was born August 30, 1964.
Pease died in Oberlin, Ohio, July 28, 2002.
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