Channel 5 in Cleveland reports Stephanie Tubbs-Jones passed away at

[zbdent]

6:12pm.

Added link at 7:08pm:

http://www.newsnet5.com/politics/17240409/detail.html

[Maat]

1. May she rest in peace.

Her family and friends are in our thoughts and prayers.

Stephanie, we will miss you dearly.

[napi21]

2. God bless her. We all will miss you Steph! n/t

[LisaM]

3. I still can't believe it

Such a life force, gone.

[EFerrari]

4. Oh, no.

:cry:

[AllieB]

5. RIP Ms. Jones

:cry:

[FrenchieCat]

6. Wow.......

how sad and sudden! :cry:

[tblue]

7. An unsung hero.......My heart just breaks.......

and breaks
:cry:

and breaks
:cry:

and breaks
:cry:


I could just scream......

[SeattleGirl]

8. Cleveland Plain Dealer says the family and hospital confirm it.

http://blog.cleveland.com/plaindealer/2008/08/hospital_confirms_us_rep_steph.html

I am so sorry to hear this.

Rest in peace, Ms. Tubbs-Jones.

Prayers and comfort to your family and friends.

[Junkdrawer]

9. Rest in Peace. n/t

[Maven]

10. Oh God.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[calimary]

11. Very sorry to hear this.

We need people like her. We can't afford to lose a single one of them.

Rest in Peace, dear lady.

[Pastiche423]

12. Peaceful journey, Stephanie

I will always remember your courage and what you did for our country on January 6, 2005.

[murray hill farm]

13. Very Sad!

She will be so missed. I am grateful for her and her family that she passed as she did though...with no warning and no pain and no fear. i believe if most of us could choose out way of passing, it would be as this. May she rest in peace.

[peekaloo]

14. RIP

:patriot:

[liberal N proud]

Not my congressperson but she spoke for me

[MiniMe]

15. From the descriptions of her condition

this was probably the best outcome. RIP Ms Tubbs Jones, and my thoughts go out to the family. I'm glad that you didn't have to go through this for a long period of time.

[rubberducky]

16. R.I.P. dear lady

:cry:

[ladym55]

17. And on a side note

the local NBC affiliate just brought on STEVE LATOURETTE to share his memories of Stephanie Tubbs-Jones.

err, huh, what?

They couldn't bring on Dennis Kucinich or another area Democrat who worked with her????

Somehow as I'm trying to a handle on this happening I didn't need to see one of the most reactionary Congress people in NE Ohio share his "memories" of what "a fighter she was."

Maybe he was sincere and all that, but it just felt really strange. :cry:

[renate]

18. RIP, Stephanie, and thank you for standing up for us

:patriot:

This is such terribly sad news. She was a genuine hero.

[DearAbby]

19. Sad sad news....RIP gentle gentle lady.....n/t

[Crabby Appleton]

20. Rest in Peace. nt

[Cha]

21. So sad..Peace to

family, friends, and supportersO8)

[cascadiance]

22. R.I.P.!! Wouldn't it be classy if Hillary were to give all of her delegates to Ms. Tubbs Jones...

in the "party vote" she's getting to have next week for the nomination? THAT in my book, would help the party say goodbye to Stephanie Tubbs Jones in an honorable way AND do tons to help heal the rifts in the party! It would seem to be a good thing that Hillary could do to honor one of her biggest supporters in the campaign earlier.

That would be a PVR moment for me!

Again, Rest in Peace Ms. Tubbs-Jones. A real honorable person of service to our party and our country!

[tnlefty]

23. I lit a candle for her earlier when there were conflicting reports

about her condition, hoping that she would be okay. It's still lit and I'll be thinking about her family, friends, and those of us in the dem party who admired and respected her.

:grouphug: