Post-political Career
Prohibited from seeking a third term, Bob Casey left office on January 17, 1995 but contemplated a run for President to oppose Bill Clinton in the 1996 Democratic primaries; he declined due to failing health.
Despite the transplants, Casey continued to suffer long-term effects of his disease, to which he finally succumbed on May 30, 2000, at the age of 68. His survivors were his wife of fifty years, Ellen; his eight children, Margaret, Mary Ellen, Kathleen, Bob, Jr., Chris, Erin, Patrick and Matt; numerous grandchildren; and his brother John.
Casey's oldest son, Bob Jr., was, like his father, elected to two terms as Pennsylvania's Auditor General. In 2002, he sought the Governor's office, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Ed Rendell. In 2004, he was elected State Treasurer, and in a 2006 Senate race, he defeated incumbent Republican Senator Rick Santorum.
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