A Butler native, who a local attorney calls a legend in Pennsylvania politics, has died.

Bill Green died Sunday at age 76.

Green was a former Boy Scout leader for Butler attorney Tom King and many other boys in the downtown area.

“He was a real powerhouse in Republican politics,” King said. “Everybody knew him.”

King said Green served as spokesman for Dick Thornburgh when he was governor and again when Thornburgh was appointed U.S. Attorney General under presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.

Green’s name became well-known on a national level during the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island in 1979, as he meted out information to reporters as Thornburgh’s spokesman.

King had lunch with Green about a month ago.

“He was always honest, always a straight shooter,” he said, “but he was also a very loyal Republican.”

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