Just as I was about to log off for the evening. Very sad. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14826109/ Former Texas governor Ann Richards dies at 73 Flamboyant, outspoken homemaker became national political star Updated: 1 hour, 21 minutes ago AUSTIN, Texas - Former Gov. Ann Richards, the witty and flamboyant Democrat who went from homemaker to national political celebrity, died Wednesday night after a battle with cancer, a family spokeswoman said. She was 73. She died at home surrounded by her family, the spokeswoman said. Richards was found to have esophageal cancer in March and underwent chemotherapy treatments.
Sorry I missed Meowgi's thread on the same topic. Mods please lock. Although someone who had such a big presence in Texas and the US probably can handle more than just one thread.