REST IN PEACE TEDDY KENNEDY

The last of the four Kennedy brothers
you lived the longest, and were a force
in the U S Senate and American politics
for nearly half a century. You did your
best to uphold the family tradition and
to guide the Kennedy family through
the hard times when John and Robert
were taken from us. You weathered your
own tragedies and bravely faced a hard
death.

You have left us and we must do our
best to keep America strong and free.

Politicians and interest groups must not
exploit Ted Kennedy's death, in an effort
the ram through flawed , costly health care
legislation that is a cure worse than the
perceived illness.

Teddy fought for improved health care
for nearly half a century, and Congress
couldn't get it right all that time.

The current proposed legislation is not
the correct remedy to the perceived ills
and shortcomings of health care in
America.

Condolences to Kara, Maria, Kathleen
and all the Kennedy clan. We share your
grief, but celebrate the life of Teddy , in
particular his 1980 Presidential campaign
in Albany and the Capital District.

Teddy's visit here was brief. It was left to
us to campaign locally. And we did. The
strains of Art Flanagans music, can still
be heard on a quiet evening breeze.
No Place is no more. That is the fate of
all places, and our own as well.

I will lift a glass in your memory, tonight.
We will be at your wake, in spirit.

The winds, rains, tides and waves embrace
a lonely Hyannis shore now. But, the sun
will shine again.

Joe Sullivan

Albany Coordinator
Teddy Kennedy
1980 Presidential
Campaign