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frazzled

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1. Jeeeez

Reply to ColesCountyDem (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 09:11 AM

Dec 2014

Even though I voted for Sheila Simon, I am very sad to hear this. What a shocker; that is so young and so very unexpected.

Condolences to her family, friends, and supporters. I'm really stunned.

She was a rare bird with an enormous personality, and a fixture in Illinois politics for decades.

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Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka Passes Away [View all] ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 OP

Jeeeez frazzled Dec 2014 #1

I had the pleasure of meeting her several times. ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2014 #4

That's a shock. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2014 #2

She was a remarkable lady. ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #3

Quite a character, that one. There should be lots of stories retold the next few days. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2014 #5