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Memorial yard sign fundraiser benefits family of state Rep. Mike Reese

Kristina Serafini
Kristina Serafini
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Volunteers give a Mike Reese memorial yard sign to a person at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.
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Volunteer Aaron Hutter of Mt. Pleasant directs traffic during a distribution of Mike Reese memorial yard signs at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.
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Volunteer Dayton Pitzer, 17, of Acme gives a Mike Reese memorial yard sign to a person at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Reese, 42, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday of an apparent brain aneurysm. He had represented the 59th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
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Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Volunteers give a Mike Reese memorial yard sign to a person at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Reese, 42, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday of an apparent brain aneurysm.
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Volunteer Madyson Hart, 14, of Mt. Pleasant, holds a “Thank You” sign during a distribution of Mike Reese memorial yard signs at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.
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Volunteer Kristy Golkosky of Acme grabs stakes for signs in memory of Mike Reese at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.
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Volunteer Dylan Pitzer, 13, of Acme holds a sign thanking donors during a distribution of Mike Reese memorial yard signs at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Reese, 42, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday of an apparent brain aneurysm.

A steady stream of cars passed through the Westmoreland Fairgrounds on Wednesday evening to buy memorial yard signs honoring the late state Rep. Mike Reese.

Reese of Mt. Pleasant Township died Saturday following an apparent brain aneurysm. He was 42.

He had represented the 59th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2009.

Visitations were scheduled Wednesday and Thursday at Jay A. Hoffer Funeral Home in Norvelt. Funeral services will be private.

Money raised from the yard signs will go to Reese’s family.

Kristina Serafini is a TribLive photojournalist covering Southwestern Pennsylvania. She is a Pittsburgh native and Point Park graduate. Her work has been honored locally and nationally. She can be reached at kserafini@triblive.com.

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