Stan Parris served 6 terms as congressman

Published 5:00 am Sunday, March 28, 2010

MATHEWS, Va. — Stanford E. Parris, a former Virginia congressman who served six terms and was an Air Force pilot during the Korean War, has died. He was 80. Parris’ former chief of staff, Dick Leggett, told The Associated Press that he died from heart disease Saturday at his home in rural northern Virginia.

Parris, a Republican, ran for governor in 1985 and 1989. He served in Congress from 1973 to 1974 and then returned from 1981 through 1990. He was a member of the Banking and Finance Committee and cautioned about the looming savings and loan crisis.