Mario Cuomo will never be forgotten

The passing of Mario Cuomo recently, brought back some personal memories of the former governor from the great state of New York. 

In the latter part of the 1980’s, my own father passed away in Ottawa, Canada and it fell to me and my elder brother to sort out all his personal and professional papers which were extensive to say the least.

Surprisingly, we discovered personal letters which the former governor had written over the years to my father. They were strictly professional in matters pertaining to issues which the governor deemed important at the time and which affected both the Empire State and Canada — specifically the province of Ontario. 

Evidently, a mutual friend of the governor had informed him of the passing of my father and within one day a huge rose “blanket” was delivered to the funeral home and placed on his coffin. I never forgot over the years his generosity, thoughtfulness and caring for genuine friendship between the governor — and my father. 

He was the epitome of class in the jungle of politics — especially in New York — and will be sorely missed. 

Graeme Webster

Cheney