Douglass (Mont.) >> The son of an ex-congressman was found dead inside his apartment near Boyertown. His family said Weldon struggled with drug addiction.
Wayne Curtis Weldon Jr., 35, son of Curt Weldon, a Republican who represented the 7th Congressional District for 20 years, was found dead in his apartment on Sweinhart Road on Aug. 29.
Officially, no cause of death has been determined and results are pending toxicology tests, according to the Montgomery County coroner’s office.
In an obituary, Weldon’s family described the son’s difficult battle with an addiction to prescription opioids and benzodiazepines.
“Like too many people, Curt struggled with addiction to prescription opioids and benzodiazepines and worked through several rehab programs, but could not shake the negative spiral that is common to people suffering with addiction. Curt’s love for his family and his son never wavered as he strived to control the disease that confronted him on a daily basis,” read the obituary.
The detailed tribute described Weldon as a “hard-working, fun-loving person who enjoyed life.”
He spent most of his life living in Delaware County and excelled in music and sports. He was a 1999 graduate of Archmere Academy and received departmental honors in Instrumental Music for his capability on the trumpet.
Weldon was also an avid Philadelphia sports fan. He attended Delaware County Community College, Neumann University, and Widener University in pursuit of a undergraduate degree in Sports Information. He was also frequent contributor to WIP Sports Talk Radio and was recently published with columns focusing on the uniqueness of Philadelphia’s sports fans in several New York publications, his family said in his obituary.
He is survived by a 7-year-old son and several other family members.
“Curt would want his legacy to be that his early death might save but one person struggling with addiction. We ask that those who wish to pay tribute to Curt do so in their own private way with someone currently afflicted with an addiction,” read the obituary. “If you touch one life at risk and give that person a sense of hope and caring, Curt would be grateful! Every life has meaning; as difficult as it sometimes is, we must never give up hope.”
