Posted on 04/24/2008 2:25:21 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today directed that flags be flown at half-staff in memory of former Texas Railroad Commissioner and State Representative Lena Guerrero. He also issued the following statement:
"Lena Guerrero was a bright, passionate woman who worked hard to represent the interests of her constituents both as a representative and as Railroad Commissioner. We served together in the Texas House of Representatives, and I came to know and admire her both as an esteemed colleague and a friend. Her fellow Democrats were surprised at our friendship and her endorsement of my candidacy, but she was the sort of person who placed loyalty and principle ahead of politics."
"Our state is a better place for her time spent in it and she will be greatly missed. Anita and I extend our deepest sympathies and prayers to her family during this time of great loss."
The governor’s directive applies to all U.S. and Texas flags under the control of the state. Flags will remain at half-staff on the state Capitol building and on flag displays in the Capitol complex, and upon all state buildings, grounds, and facilities throughout the state on Thursday and Friday and the day of the funeral, once set.
Individuals, businesses, municipalities, counties, and other political subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect.
This may be cruel, but I’ll type it anyway...
Has anyone made sure she didn’t just write a fake obituary?
And honestly, I always thought she was a partisan hack just like Ann Richards(or Hillary Clinton). I really don’t think the state should give her special honor for anything.
She was just another liberal feminist who turned out to be a fraud.
I do feel for her family.
>> I really don’t think the state should give her special honor for anything.
Agreed... but remember it’s Rick Perry we’re talking about here. “eXtreme Country Club Republican”. What a schmuck. He has time to pay state honor to a fraud, but no time at all to do right by Texas citizens and taxpayers.
>> I do feel for her family.
+1
From the Houston Chronicle article.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5728431.html
“Guerrero, whose political career crashed because she lied on her resume, died Thursday. She spent recent years as a Capitol lobbyist, despite an ongoing fight with brain cancer.”
http://capitolannex.com/2006/09/12/where-in-the-world-is-lena-guerrero/
Former Texas Railroad Commissioner Lena Guerrero, a lifelong Democrat, endorsed Republican Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday in his campaign for re-election.
RIP.
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