[AGL] Ann Richards memorial

[Frances Morey]

The memorial was a full house but no one was turned away. There were some seats available in the highest balcony. I saw many people I recognized from my early days as a politico, some of whom now find walking daunting, and were delivered by SUV. Several remarked that they needed to sit near the exit even though better seats were available down some stairs. My friend Elizabeth Harris and I were there at 11:00 a.m. and had no trouble finding a parking place or good seats and we only had to walk a block. 
  The largest crowd reaction came with the showing of a picture of Ann with President Bill Clinton who was not there in person. Liz Smith had personal anecdotes from times she spent with Ann both in Texas and New York. Her humorous remarks were the highlight for me. Senator Clinton also shared some of the sage advice Ann had given her that went beyond the oft quoted quips that were repetitiously replayed in this week's media. The granddaughter was the most knowledgeable of Ann the person, and despite the hard acts she had to follow her reminiscences were the most poignant.
  I wore my favorite Ann t-shirt with black jeans and jacket. It is a four-frame four-color Andy Warhol style portrait dated 1990 photographed by Amy Bonar. There were more men in suits than I have ever seen assembled in one place. That was a nice gesture of all due respect. It had neither the air of a political rally nor a prayerified church service, just a dignified memorial to an American icon.
  Best,
  Frances
  

Fontaine Maverick <fmaverick at austin.rr.com> wrote:
  By the way, for those of you who are interested, you can watch todays whole 
service - Ron Kirk, Liz Smith, Hilary et al, on the KVUE website. Her 15 
year old granddaughter was amazing. I got real emotional during the slide 
show, which had Willie Nelson singing "Don't Fence Me In".

http://www.kvue.com/sharedcontent/VideoPlayer/videoPlayer.php?vidId=57414&live=yes 



 				
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