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curlyred

(1,879 posts)
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 07:50 PM Dec 2013

Ken Gordon has passed away

Only 63 years old. A heart attack.

Had a lot of respect for this man.
From the Denver Post:

The family of Ken Gordon, the former Colorado State Senate majority leader, announced funeral plans in Michigan for this weekend, with a memorial to follow in Denver.

Gordon died Sunday of an apparent heart attack. He was 63.

His funeral will be Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at the Davidson/Hermelin Chapel at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham, Mich., where other members of Gordon's family are buried.

The memorial service in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 7 will be at 11a.m. at Temple Emmanuel at 51 Grape St.

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Ken Gordon has passed away (Original Post) curlyred Dec 2013 OP
Very sad. An outspoken critic of the Bush administration and conservatives for many years. gtar100 Dec 2013 #1

gtar100

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1. Very sad. An outspoken critic of the Bush administration and conservatives for many years.
Wed Dec 25, 2013, 08:27 PM
Dec 2013

I appreciated his writings during those times. He is a good and kind soul; I got that from his writings. He will be missed in Colorado.

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