Ravenstahl Attorney: Luke No Longer Living At Home
Mayor Says There Are No Immediate Plans To Pursue Divorce
Posted: 11:26 pm EST November 23, 2009Updated: 5:19 pm EST November 24, 2009
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and his wife, Erin, have announced they have separated.The couple has been married since 2004 and has one son, Cooper, 1.
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Richard Sprague Sr., a high-profile Philadelphia attorney, said he will be representing Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and his wife on media issues only during the separation. He said he will not be filing any paperwork in the case.Sprague said the two, "loved each other and thought their marriage would work."Sprague told Channel 11 reporter Alan Jennings that the mayor is no longer living at home."Erin and I have decided that it is in our family's best interest to formally separate," the mayor wrote in a statement. "We do not know what the future will hold for us. We have no immediate plans to pursue a formal divorce. "His wife also issued a statement reading, "I will always be Luke's friend and continue to share with him our love of our son, Cooper. We will continue to make sure that he is raised in a loving and supportive family. For his sake, and the sake of our entire family, I thank Pittsburgh for respecting our privacy and allowing us to deal with this as well as we can under difficult circumstances, made all the harder by the public nature of our family."Mayor Ravenstahl has already been asked to answer questions about alleged infidelity."That's not right and this couple, they are separating. They want to work out their problems and they are asking the media to respect their privacy. I am brought in frankly to do their best to see their privacy is maintained. I will take action against anybody that spreads rumors. An innuendo like that is just wrong," Sprague Sr. said.Pittsburgh City Council members weighed in on the announcement of the separation, wishing the Ravenstahls the best."I am very sad for both of them, and this is a private matter," said Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Darlene Harris. "I just hope everyone leaves them alone to discuss personal matters.""I wish both of them well," said City Council President Doug Shields. "This is one of the hard facts of life, and it's also a hard fact of public life. But, you know, I think it's something that that's a family issue there, and all I can say is I wish the family well."The Ravenstahls are not making any public comments about the details of their split-up.Ravenstahl became the youngest Pittsburgh mayor in history when he became acting mayor following Bob O'Connor's death in September 2006.He won a special election in 2007 and was re-elected earlier this month.
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SURVEY: Does Separation Change Your Opinion Of Ravenstahl?
SLIDESHOW: Photos Of Luke And Cooper
Richard Sprague Sr., a high-profile Philadelphia attorney, said he will be representing Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and his wife on media issues only during the separation. He said he will not be filing any paperwork in the case.Sprague said the two, "loved each other and thought their marriage would work."Sprague told Channel 11 reporter Alan Jennings that the mayor is no longer living at home."Erin and I have decided that it is in our family's best interest to formally separate," the mayor wrote in a statement. "We do not know what the future will hold for us. We have no immediate plans to pursue a formal divorce. "His wife also issued a statement reading, "I will always be Luke's friend and continue to share with him our love of our son, Cooper. We will continue to make sure that he is raised in a loving and supportive family. For his sake, and the sake of our entire family, I thank Pittsburgh for respecting our privacy and allowing us to deal with this as well as we can under difficult circumstances, made all the harder by the public nature of our family."Mayor Ravenstahl has already been asked to answer questions about alleged infidelity."That's not right and this couple, they are separating. They want to work out their problems and they are asking the media to respect their privacy. I am brought in frankly to do their best to see their privacy is maintained. I will take action against anybody that spreads rumors. An innuendo like that is just wrong," Sprague Sr. said.Pittsburgh City Council members weighed in on the announcement of the separation, wishing the Ravenstahls the best."I am very sad for both of them, and this is a private matter," said Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Darlene Harris. "I just hope everyone leaves them alone to discuss personal matters.""I wish both of them well," said City Council President Doug Shields. "This is one of the hard facts of life, and it's also a hard fact of public life. But, you know, I think it's something that that's a family issue there, and all I can say is I wish the family well."The Ravenstahls are not making any public comments about the details of their split-up.Ravenstahl became the youngest Pittsburgh mayor in history when he became acting mayor following Bob O'Connor's death in September 2006.He won a special election in 2007 and was re-elected earlier this month.
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