Captain Caveman
01-04-2012, 10:44 AM
Gatewood was a Kentucky guy who was pretty well liked by all that met him, including those who disagreed with him on all manners of things.
I mostly posted this for the Kentuckians around here...
http://state-journal.com/news/article/5142695
Perennial political candidate Gatewood Galbraith died Tuesday night in Lexington. He was 64.
Dea Riley, Galbraith’s running mate in November’s gubernatorial election, told The State Journal this morning that Galbraith had a serious cold in the last few days.
He’d told her over the phone that it was “the sickest he’d ever been in his life,” she said.
Riley says Galbraith had been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the past and may have also suffered from emphysema.
“It really happened very quickly, I think,” she said.
Gov. Steve Beshear released a statement today about his former political opponent.
"Jane and I were shocked and saddened to learn of Gatewood’s passing," Beshear wrote. "He was a gutsy, articulate and passionate advocate who never shied away from a challenge or potential controversy.
"His runs for office prove he was willing to do more than just argue about the best direction for the state – he was willing to serve, and was keenly interested in discussing issues directly with our citizens. He will be missed.”
Galbraith, a Lexington lawyer, was perhaps best known for his humor, advocacy of hemp farming and the legalization of marijuana. Riley said Galbraith discovered the drug when it was recommended he try it to help with his asthma.
He was a five-time candidate for Kentucky governor, and in the November election, he came in third behind Beshear and Republican David Williams, the state senate president.
Riley said she had planned to call Galbraith this morning to see how he was feeling, but before she could pick up the phone, she saw an incoming call from his phone number on her cell phone screen.
That made her hopeful, for an instant, before she heard his daughter Abby’s voice on the other end of the line.
“That’s when I knew,” she said, from the car on her way to Lexington to be with his family.
Riley says what she will remember most about her friend and running mate is his fierce independence.
“He really was the last free man in America,” she said. “But something that really went unnoted about Gatewood is that he was just a genuinely good person, and I don’t think people really realized that about him.
“This is truly a loss for Kentucky.”
Galbraith leaves behind three daughters.
I mostly posted this for the Kentuckians around here...
http://state-journal.com/news/article/5142695
Perennial political candidate Gatewood Galbraith died Tuesday night in Lexington. He was 64.
Dea Riley, Galbraith’s running mate in November’s gubernatorial election, told The State Journal this morning that Galbraith had a serious cold in the last few days.
He’d told her over the phone that it was “the sickest he’d ever been in his life,” she said.
Riley says Galbraith had been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the past and may have also suffered from emphysema.
“It really happened very quickly, I think,” she said.
Gov. Steve Beshear released a statement today about his former political opponent.
"Jane and I were shocked and saddened to learn of Gatewood’s passing," Beshear wrote. "He was a gutsy, articulate and passionate advocate who never shied away from a challenge or potential controversy.
"His runs for office prove he was willing to do more than just argue about the best direction for the state – he was willing to serve, and was keenly interested in discussing issues directly with our citizens. He will be missed.”
Galbraith, a Lexington lawyer, was perhaps best known for his humor, advocacy of hemp farming and the legalization of marijuana. Riley said Galbraith discovered the drug when it was recommended he try it to help with his asthma.
He was a five-time candidate for Kentucky governor, and in the November election, he came in third behind Beshear and Republican David Williams, the state senate president.
Riley said she had planned to call Galbraith this morning to see how he was feeling, but before she could pick up the phone, she saw an incoming call from his phone number on her cell phone screen.
That made her hopeful, for an instant, before she heard his daughter Abby’s voice on the other end of the line.
“That’s when I knew,” she said, from the car on her way to Lexington to be with his family.
Riley says what she will remember most about her friend and running mate is his fierce independence.
“He really was the last free man in America,” she said. “But something that really went unnoted about Gatewood is that he was just a genuinely good person, and I don’t think people really realized that about him.
“This is truly a loss for Kentucky.”
Galbraith leaves behind three daughters.