Fmr. Tex. Gov. Ann Richards Dies

Here's the schedule and speaker line up.........

Services and memorials
Friday, September 15, 2006

Memorials
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be made to the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders through the Austin Community Foundation, P.O. Box 5159, Austin, TX 78763, (512) 472-4483, or online: www.austincommunityfoundation.org.
• Send written condolences to Richards' family in care of Barbara Chapman, Public Strategies, 98 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 1200, Austin, TX 78701

Visitation
Richards' body will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.
President Clinton is expected to pay his respects Saturday morning.

Public memorial service
Noon Monday, Erwin Center, University of Texas campus
U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and syndicated columnist Liz Smith, a longtime Richards friend, are slated to deliver eulogies, along with Henry Cisneros, former San Antonio mayor and past U.S. secretary of housing and urban development; and former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, who served as Richards' secretary of state when she was governor.

Private burial
A private ceremony will be held at an unspecified time at the Texas State Cemetery.

I was born arguing. I can't help myself. :)

Although it's quite obvious that you haven't seen the lion's share of my posts, which are positive and supportive of the people to whom I post. Don't make snap judgements based on insufficient evidence. It's not healthy.

(btw, I still believe that on a thread announcing the death of a person whom we may or may not care for, cheap shots are always inappropriate and disrespectful. There are other places to vent. As was said earlier on the thread, that's what separates MOST of us from those on DU..... JMHO).

Some 40 hours later, another reply...hmmmm, ok...

Cheap shots, snap judgments? Now WHO is the one taking/making these cheap shots, snap judgments? I am confused as to who 'the WHO' is as I read the entire exchange between you and I...which I did not initiate, by the way.

I have no argument with you and no inclination to begin/start/continue one...I can help myself ;^)

I'm leaving on vacation here in just a bit, so, hey, feel free, have the last word...not saying anything, just another observation of mine...although, probably on insufficient evidence...:^)

Peace...Maybe?

I happened to drive to Philadelphia and back in the last 48 hours. You have a problem with that?? I guess you're in the winner's column in the 'cheap shot, snap judgement' department.

btw, I was attempting to make 'peace' with my reply and joke about my argumentative nature (the truth is that 90% of my posts on this forum are positive. Another 'snap judgement' on your part, I guess....)

I will repeat the only relevant point.....I think that it's inappropriate to take a thread like this one to say nasty things about the person who has died. Apparently the Mods agree with the number of deleted posts on this thread..........and I am happy for it.

If you choose to continue this, so be it. But you will do it alone, because I have made my position clear, and have absolutely no desire to continue with any spitting contest on this thread.

Now, I'm going to take a nap because I got back from Philly at 3:00 in the morning and had to get up early for church, and I'm tired.....

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