Death and Legacy
In 1988, Congress renamed the Federal Guaranteed Student Loan program the Robert T. Stafford Student Loan program, in honor of his work on higher education.
In 2007, Congress renamed the White Rocks National Recreation Area in the State of Vermont as the "Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area."
Stafford died in his hometown of Rutland on December 23, 2006 and is interred at Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland. His wife Helen Stafford died February 27, 2011, at the age of 93.
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