Joey Russ 7,267 Posted Tuesday at 17:07 Us Representative from Virginia Gerry Connolly has been announced with esophagus cancer. In recent days Nancy Pelosi has been pushing to have him lead the oversight committee over AOC, which I think shows Pelosi’s pettiness… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,894 Posted Tuesday at 17:33 48 minutes ago, Gisooo said: And now Francis Bellotti (Wiki) dead at 101 Oldest living former Attorney General is now Evan Hultman (b. 1925) of Iowa (1961–1965). Unsure of who the oldest living Lieutenant General now is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edm88 73 Posted Tuesday at 19:10 1 hour ago, Ulitzer95 said: Oldest living former Attorney General is now Evan Hultman (b. 1925) of Iowa (1961–1965). Unsure of who the oldest living Lieutenant General now is. George Ariyoshi (98) of Hawaii is the oldest former US Lieutenant Governor now, followed by George Nigh (97) of Oklahoma and Nick Theodore (96) of South Carolina. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dimreaper 726 Posted Thursday at 20:27 https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/19/opinion/david-gergen-dementia/ David Gergen, who served in the Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton administrations has Lewy body dementia. Below link from September shows he has lost a significant amount of weight. https://www.elon.edu/u/news/2024/09/17/a-joyous-celebration-of-david-gergens-service-and-leadership/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,151 Posted Thursday at 21:27 On 10/12/2024 at 16:40, drol said: Fuad Noman hospitalised again. Fuad Noman hospitalised again . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polar duck 892 Posted Thursday at 23:49 On 17/12/2024 at 13:10, edm88 said: George Ariyoshi (98) of Hawaii is the oldest former US Lieutenant Governor now, followed by George Nigh (97) of Oklahoma and Nick Theodore (96) of South Carolina. Speaking of ancient Lieutenant Governors, Thomas DiLuglio of Rhode Island dead at 93. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,638 Posted Friday at 14:58 On 28/05/2024 at 13:00, Thatcher said: Lyn Brown standing down citing health challenges and ‘serious conditions that have increasing impact on work’. Labour MP for West Ham since 2005. Lyn Brown made a Baroness as part of the Political honours list.https://www.gov.uk/government/news/political-peerages-december-2024 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tracy 2,470 Posted Friday at 23:08 Outgoing Texas congresswoman Kay Granger, who hasn't cast a vote in six months, has been living in a memory care home with dementia for some time: https://dallasexpress.com/tarrant/exclusive-where-is-congresswoman-kay-granger/ 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polar duck 892 Posted yesterday at 00:37 Congresswoman Martha Keys dead at 94. The second woman to ever represent Kansas in the House of Representatives, she was also the sister-in-law of Gary Hart. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,894 Posted yesterday at 03:05 2 peers resigned from the House of Lords on 19th: Baroness Cohen of Pimlico (wiki), 84, Labour – former BBC governor, lawyer and crime fiction author Baroness Quinn (wiki), 80, Labour – former MP and minister under Blair 2 peers resigned on 20th: Baroness Cumberlege (wiki), 81, Conservative – minister under Major Lord Haselhurst (wiki), 87, Conservative – former MP for Saffron Walden (Kemi's current constituency) from 1977 to 2017 (early an MP from 1970 to 1974 in Middleton), didn't join the HoL until 2018 so he's had a short stint! Also a Deputy Commons Speaker under Betty Boothroyd, Michael Martin and John "Ordeeeer" the Poison Dwarf Bercow. I have no knowledge of any of them being ill but worth keeping an eye on as all are 80+ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,151 Posted yesterday at 07:34 Brazilian relic Alceu Collares hospitalised in ICU with pneumonia. 97 and frail for years. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,158 Posted 5 hours ago On 13/09/2021 at 22:21, arghton said: leaders who first came to power 1971-1980 1979 - Don Martina (b. 1935) Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles 1979-1984 and 1986-1988 Don Martina has died aged 89. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
