from the government of the Republic of Korea. The investigation, known as Koreagate or the Tongsun Park investigation, potentially involved hundreds of members of Congress and their families and associates, and included charges of bribery and influence-peddling via envelopes stuffed with $100 bills. Jaworski died on December 9, 1982, while chopping wood at the Circle J Ranch near Wimberley in Hays County, Texas. His wife died in 1999. His son, Joseph Jaworski, is a former lawyer turned best-selling author and leadership expert. His grandson is political journalist and author Robert Draper. His other grandson is Joe Jaworski, a former mayor of Galveston who ran in 2022 for Texas Attorney General. Awards and honors In 1971, Jaworski received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. In 1988, the HBAA Leon Jaworski Award was initiated to honor a lawyer for a lifetime of volunteer service. State and national bar associations reward professional achievement; the granting of the Jaworski Award is based solely on service to the greater Houston community. The award is named for Leon Jaworski whose life and achievements reflected a deep commitment to public service. Publications Jaworski, Leon, After Fifteen Years, Houston: Gulf Publishing Company, 1961. Jaworski, Leon, The Right and the Power, New York: Reader's Digest Press, 1976. Jaworski, Leon and Herskowitz, Mickey, Confession and Avoidance: A Memoir, Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Press, 1979. Jaworski, Leon, Crossroads, Elgin, Ill.: Cook Press, 1981. References Further reading External links 1905 births 1982 deaths 20th-century American politicians Aktion T4 American people of Austrian descent American people of Polish descent American prosecutors Baylor Law School alumni Candidates in the 1976 United States presidential election George Washington University Law School alumni Military personnel from Houston People from Waco, Texas Special prosecutors Texas Democrats Waco High School alumni Watergate scandal investigators