At least the SunTimes/AP mentioned his cancer battle.
The rest of the media buried or minimized the real reason for his death.
Republican Congressman Ron Wright of Texas dies at 67 - Chicago Sun-Times--By Associated Press 
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republican U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, who had battled health challenges over the past year including lung cancer treatment, has died more than two weeks after contracting COVID-19, his office said Monday. He was 67.
Wright died Sunday, spokesman Matt Langston said. He said he did not know the cause of death, but the two-term congressman and his wife, Susan, had been admitted to a Dallas hospital in the previous two weeks after contracting COVID-19.
Wright announced in January that he had tested positive for the virus.
He was also hospitalized last year over treatment for lung cancer complications.
“Despite years of painful, sometimes debilitating treatment for cancer, Ron never lacked the desire to get up and go to work, to motivate those around him, or to offer fatherly advice,” his office said in a statement.
Wright is the first sitting member of Congress to die after contracting COVID-19...
Here's how your government funded NPR reported the story:
No mention of his lung cancer battle.
Link to MS search for "Ron Wright dies"
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