Former Rep. Jerry Lewis, who served the High Desert and other communities for nearly 50 years, dies at 86
Victorville Daily Press
Jerry Lewis the longtime Southern California Republican who served the High Desert and other locales for more than four decades in increasingly influential roles, and who chaired the House Appropriations Committee in the mid-2000s has died. He was 86.
Lewis’ brother, John, told the Daily Press that Jerry Lewis died at his home in Redlands. The late politician’s housekeeper found him on the floor of his bedroom sometime after 10 a.m. Thursday, John Lewis said. The official cause of death is not yet known.