himself suffered a coronary and died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the age of sixty-six on December 13, 1987. Epton was there visiting his son Jeffrey David "Jeff" Epton (born c. 1947), a socialist member of the Ann Arbor City Council and long-time critic of capital punishment. References 1921 births 1987 deaths Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Politicians from Chicago Jewish American state legislators in Illinois Illinois lawyers University of Chicago alumni DePaul University College of Law alumni United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Activists for African-American civil rights 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American Jews Military personnel from Chicago