Former U.S. Rep. William D. Ford dies at 77 The Associated Press 8/14/2004, 7:04 p.m. ET YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. William D. Ford, a Democrat who spent three decades on Capitol Hill and was recognized for helping expand educational opportunities for students, has died. He was 77. Ford died early Saturday at his Washtenaw County home of complications from a stroke that he suffered about six weeks ago, said Adam Benson, a spokesman for U.S. Rep. John D. Dingell, D-Dearborn. A House member from 1965 to 1995 representing Michigan's 15th and 13th Congressional Districts, Ford served...