Former Connecticut Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. is remembered as a maverick unconstrained by politics

By SUSAN HAIGH
Associated Press

Lowell P. Weicker Jr. is being remembered as a towering figure in Connecticut politics. Weicker, who died June 28, rose to national prominence for taking on his party during the Watergate hearings as a junior Republican senator. Mourners recall him as a politician from a bygone era, not shackled by partisanship. At his funeral in Greenwich on Monday, he was credited for fighting for AIDS funding, clean air and water, medical research and protecting people with disabilities. Weicker served more than 30 years in public office, including as Connecticut’s first independent governor. He was 92 when he died after a short illness.