Updated: Thursday, 01 Jan 2009, 5:52 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 01 Jan 2009, 5:48 PM EST
NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) - Former U.S. Senator was so respected in Rhode Island that the state named a bridge after him.
Pell's good friend and U.S. Senator Jack Reed, who won Pell's seat after Pell retired opened up about a man who helped so many. Hear Reed's words in this video clip from May 10, 2004.