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10. My father in law worked for Sylvester

Wed Mar 5, 2025, 12:12 PM

Mar 2025

My former father-in-law worked for Sylvester. There is a concept in palliative care called the "last good day/hour", Slyvester visited my father-in-law in the hospice on his last good day. First the security team came by and checked things out and then Slyvester came in and spent a good half hour with my former father-in-law. It was sweet. The next day my father in law declined drastically and passed a couple of days later.

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https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/sylvester-turner-texas-dies-20203885.php

Turner, who served two terms as mayor from 2016-2024, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for his first term in November. He filled the seat previously occupied by Sheila Jackson Lee, who died in July.

He was in Washington D.C. Tuesday night for the State of the Union, according to his X account.

Before his tenure as mayor, Turner served in the Texas House of Representatives for nearly 27 years. He had also run for mayor in 1991 and 2003.

This means that the Democrats will be down a house seat until Abbott calls a special election.

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BREAKING NEWS: Rep. Sylvester Turner, a Texas Democrat, dies at 70 [View all] riversedge Mar 2025 OP

RIP - Thank you for all your service to the Houston area. walkingman Mar 2025 #1

Very sad news. May he rest in peace. Oopsie Daisy Mar 2025 #2

May he Rest in Peace forthemiddle Mar 2025 #3

Wait AKwannabe Mar 2025 #4

Are you insinuating he was murdered by the GOP? bearsfootball516 Mar 2025 #5

Not exactly but makes my mind work hard AKwannabe Mar 2025 #6

I Think he Rebl2 Mar 2025 #8

... AKwannabe Mar 2025 #9

He was at Trump's speech last night: highplainsdem Mar 2025 #15

That's what killed him. He couldn't stand it any longer. trump does that to people. Wonder Why Mar 2025 #17

I wouldn't be at all surprised if Trump is causing a lot of heart attacks, strokes, ulcers and other highplainsdem Mar 2025 #18

I saw the camera pan to him last night at some point Avalon Sparks Mar 2025 #20

Very sad news. May he rest in peace. BigMike2028 Mar 2025 #13

I'm afraid I don't get the connection. B.See Mar 2025 #22

A huge amount of Democrats warned about Medicaid last night Polybius Mar 2025 #14

He hasn't been well - Cancer Daveigh Mar 2025 #16

He was a good person on the right side of history. It is very sad. JohnSJ Mar 2025 #7

My father in law worked for Sylvester LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2025 #10

And Abbott will take his time kicking that can down the road. GreenWave Mar 2025 #12

RIP. Sad news. highplainsdem Mar 2025 #11

Oh no. First Sheila Jackson Lee and now Turner. ananda Mar 2025 #19

RIP Turner 4catsmom Mar 2025 #21

Rest in peace, Rep. Turner m. oasis Mar 2025 #23

You know what this means Polybius Mar 2025 #24