(Washington, DC) -- A South Carolina congressman is mourning the loss of his wife.
James Clyburn's wife, Dr. Emily England Clyburn, passed away yesterday morning in Columbia at the age of 80.
The Berkeley County native graduated from South Carolina State and earned a Masters from USC. S
he and Congressman Clyburn were both in SCSU's 1961 graduating class, and the two were married 58 years.