Sen. John Heinz remembered 30 years after tragic death

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PITTSBURGH — Henry John Heinz III was a man in his prime. The 52-year-old U.S. senator and heir to the H.J. Heinz food empire had everything going for him April 4, 1991, the morning he climbed aboard a small, twin-propeller plane in Williamsport. In his 20 years in Congress Heinz had an impressive portfolio as one of a dwindling handful of moderate Republicans. He was charismatic, telegenic and popular; many believed he was headed for a presidential bid. All of that ended in a tragic flash. Three decades later, friends and colleagues remember the legacy of a senator they say was ahead of his time