Rep. Julia Carson (IN-7) has passed away
December 15, 2007 by
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Via Blue Indiana:
The Indianapolis Star is reporting that Rep. Julia Carson, who spent her long and distinguished career in politics serving those who were most underrepresented, has passed away at the age of 69.
Carson’s death comes just weeks after she announced she was dying of lung cancer and would not seek re-election to a seventh term in 2008.
Two days later, she said she would not seek re-election, saying her time away from Congress would be “a time to weep and a time to laugh,” and she added, “a time to heal.”
But Carson never healed and never returned to Congress.
“Who knows the future, who knows god’s will,” she said in the statement announcing her decision not to run again. “I want very much to return to Washington and continue representing the good people of Indianapolis with my vote. I can only request your prayers that I might gain the strength to continue my service.”
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