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Elijah Cummings has passed away Oct 17, 2019 11:00:51 GMT

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Post by sunshine on Oct 17, 2019 11:00:51 GMT

Early this morning at the age of 68.

May he rest in peace.

I apologize; I should have posted a link:

www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/10/17/rep-elijah-cummings-has-died-health-complications-age-68/4006177002/

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elaine Pea God Anti-Semitism is expressed in both blatant and subtle ways Posts: 26,104 Location: Northern Virginia Jun 25, 2014 20:33:00 GMT	Elijah Cummings has passed away Oct 17, 2019 11:02:38 GMT papercrafteradvocate likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by elaine on Oct 17, 2019 11:02:38 GMT May his memory be a blessing. It has been all over the local news this morning.
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jeremysgirl Pea God Posts: 26,651 Jun 27, 2014 12:20:53 GMT	Elijah Cummings has passed away Oct 17, 2019 11:13:35 GMT via Tapatalk annaintx, elaine, and 6 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jeremysgirl on Oct 17, 2019 11:13:35 GMT The House Oversight Chair? From Maryland? I have to google. I'm very sorry to hear this news. I felt he was a key player in this Impeachment.

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Oct 17, 2019 11:13:35 GMT jeremysgirl said:

The House Oversight Chair? From Maryland? I have to google. I'm very sorry to hear this news. I felt he was a key player in this Impeachment.

Yes. Sad. He's been in poor health for awhile. NYT said he's been in a wheelchair and using oxygen. He always seemed vibrant and healthy on TV.

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Post by AmandaA on Oct 17, 2019 12:25:44 GMT

A terrible loss for the ones who loved him and whom he served. It makes me ill to think that the POTUS will without a doubt be making inappropriate statements about him and his legacy before the day is done. 😔

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janeliz Drama Llama I'm the Wiz and nobody beats me. Posts: 5,631 Jun 26, 2014 14:35:07 GMT	Elijah Cummings has passed away Oct 17, 2019 13:00:30 GMT papercrafteradvocate and dewryce like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by janeliz on Oct 17, 2019 13:00:30 GMT I’m so sad. What a loss for the country and the people of Baltimore.

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Oct 17, 2019 13:42:40 GMT LavenderLayoutLady said:

I was very sad to hear of it this morning. He has truly been a man who fought for the good of the people.

This is what I thought too. He was a true champion of the people.

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Post by artgirl1 on Oct 17, 2019 14:32:28 GMT

This news was a punch to the gut. Such a fine man, statesman, and dedicated to integrity and the greatness that can be America. This is a great loss.

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Post by revirdsuba99 on Oct 17, 2019 14:33:10 GMT

So very sad for his family. May they find peace and comfort. He is now dancing with the angles.
He has been using a walker during interviews of late.

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Elijah Cummings has passed away Oct 17, 2019 15:34:52 GMT papercrafteradvocate and femalebusiness like this

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Post by thundergal on Oct 17, 2019 15:34:52 GMT

Literally yelled NO when this was the first thing I saw on my phone this morning.

Just an incredible loss to the country and to the constituents he has served for so many years.

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Elijah Cummings has passed away Oct 17, 2019 17:21:15 GMT via Tapatalk

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Oct 17, 2019 15:34:52 GMT thundergal said:

Literally yelled NO when this was the first thing I saw on my phone this morning.

Just an incredible loss to the country and to the constituents he has served for so many years.

I did the same thing.

Such a loss for democracy.

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I woke up to hear the news and was instantly very saddened. He did a lot for racial equality. He carried himself with dignity and he cared about people and our Country. He stood up to corruption and everything wrong in this world.

I had no idea that he was in his 60's. For some reason I assumed that he was in his 80's. God bless him. We lost a great man.

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flanz VIPea Posts: 11,390 Jul 4, 2014 4:50:23 GMT	Elijah Cummings has passed away Oct 17, 2019 22:04:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by flanz on Oct 17, 2019 22:04:42 GMT Sad news indeed. We lost a really good human.

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Post by BSnyder on Oct 17, 2019 23:04:52 GMT

I was lucky enough to meet with Mr. Cummings 3 times over the years and my dd interviewed with him to get a bid for USAFA. He was always warm, attentive, and genuine in each encounter with him. He was also our congressman. His district covered much more than just Baltimore and has wide socioeconomic diversity, even through it was made to seem otherwise. I hope his replacement will be a Democratic Party representative. I am not sure how/who decides that is MD.

ETA: I just read there will be a special election, not a governor appointed representative. Good to hear.

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