Wall Street Journal Editorial Writer Is Found Dead<br />Asked about Mr. Rago, a spokeswoman for the New York City medical examiner’s office said, “The cause<br />and manner of death are pending further studies following today’s examination.”<br />Mr. Rago, a graduate of Dartmouth College, won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing in 2011 “for his well crafted,<br />against-the-grain editorials challenging the health care reform advocated by President Obama,” his citation said.<br />“It is with a heavy heart that we confirm the death of Joseph Rago, a splendid journalist<br />and beloved friend,” Paul Gigot, the editor of The Journal’s editorial page, said in a statement.<br />“Joe and his family are in our thoughts and prayers, and we will be celebrating his work in Saturday’s paper.”<br />Mr. Gigot had notified the newspaper’s security officials after Mr. Rago did not appear at<br />work on Thursday, according to an article published on The Journal’s website on Friday.<br />Police officers discovered Mr. Rago’s body at his apartment in Manhattan at around 8 p.m.<br />after a request to check on him, a spokeswoman for the New York Police Department said.
