the 8th district. He announced his candidacy in late July, less than four months before the election, and defeated incumbent Joshua Johns. He served in the 78th United States Congress (January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945), but was not re-elected in 1944, defeated by John Byrnes, who went on to serve 28 years in the seat. Dilweg resumed the practice of law in Green Bay and Washington, and was confirmed as a member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission in 1961, appointed by President Kennedy. Death Ill for several months after surgery, Dilweg was on vacation with his wife in Florida in early 1968 when he died in St. Petersburg, where they had been visiting friends. His death came just two days after the famous Ice Bowl game at Green Bay on New Year's Eve. Dilweg is interred at the Fort Howard Cemetery in Green Bay. Personal Dilweg's wife, Eleanor Coleman Dilweg (1906–1978) was an Olympic swimmer from Milwaukee and a former world record holder. They met at Marquette, married in 1927, and had three sons. Son Gary (b. 1937) graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and served in the U.S. Marines, and later in the Wisconsin legislature as a Republican from Green Bay. Grandson Anthony Dilweg was an NFL quarterback from 1989 to 1991, with the Packers and Los Angeles Raiders. He played college football at Duke under head coach Steve Spurrier. References External links Marquette University, Raynor Memorial Libraries – digital archives – LaVern Dilweg 1903 births 1968 deaths 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians American athlete-politicians American football ends College football officials Green Bay Packers players Milwaukee Badgers players Marquette Golden Avalanche football players Marquette University Law School alumni Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin Lawyers from Washington, D.C. Wisconsin lawyers Players of American football from Milwaukee