PITTSBURGH (AP) – Stephen Zappala Sr., a former chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court being remembered for his distinguished legal career and public service, has died. He was 88. The William Slater II Funeral Service of Pittsburgh said Zappala Sr., died Friday. He served in the Army and attained the rank of first lieutenant before returning to Pittsburgh to begin private law practice. Zappala Sr. then became Allegheny County’s planning director and solicitor before winning a Common Pleas court seat. In 1981, he was elected to the state Supreme Court and became chief justice in 2001 before retiring in December 2002.