Senator Byrd's wife dies

WVAH FOX 11 NEWS

[Armedanddangerous]

Per WVAH Fox11 news, Senator Byrd's wife Erma passed away this morning after a long illness.

[Armedanddangerous]

Erma Byrd passed away early this morning. I had met her once during the 2000 election, and even then, she was a small, frail woman. She was quite pleasant, however. May God bless her and be with the senator in this sad time. No matter what we think of the guy, they were together for decades, and I am sure he loved her very much.

[dfwgator]

Agreed.

[WideGlide]

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[AmericanMade1776]

Yes...sorry to hear it.

[firewalk]

heartfelt prayers & sympathy

[Zeroisanumber]

Too bad. I'm not on the same side as Byrd, but I'm sorry that his wife died.

[JennysCool]

God rest her and comfort Senator Byrd.

[lunarbicep]

prayers for the Sen. and family

[cripplecreek]

It's got to be rough losing someone after so many years together. It was hard on my granny after losing her husband of 60 years.

Prayers for the senator.

[MetalHeadConservative35]

that sucks,

didnt care for KKK byrd either, but still losing a wife sucks,

prayers for the family

[AZRepublican]

I wonder if Robert will still desire to run for re-election now?

[zbigreddogz]

I second that.

[brytlea]

Very sad to lose a spouse.
susie

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Very sad.

[Cboldt]

Bummer. Prayers for the Senator and his family.

[Tall_Texan]

I hope it causes Byrd to retire. That's happened with other widowers.

Sorry to hear about Mrs. Byrd though. No doubt, living with that old bore all those years couldn't be too easy.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Poor woman. Most likely she was suffering if she had a long illness, so this was probably a release for her.

[CindyDawg]

Well that's three tonight. Sad. Prayers for all the families.

[lunarbicep]

Statement on the Passing of Mrs. Erma Byrd

[TBP]

Sympathies to the Senator.

[BerniesFriend]

May she be at peace with the Lord..sadly..if a GOP senator's wife had pass away..I think the dummies would be jumping on her grave..I hope I am wrong..

[al baby]

prayer to him and his family

[Bogey78O]

I'm sorry to hear of her passing. Whenever I hear about someone on the other side suffering a death in the family I get a little angry myself knowing how much they celebrate any misfortune Republicans have.

Odds are 2-1 that DU is already cursing us and how much "disrespect" we are showing. They always fall back on that claim.

[LucyJo]

How sad. May God bless and comfort Senator Byrd, and their loved ones, during this time of loss and mourning.

[Popman]

Regardless of what I think of the Senator, my condolences to him and his family.

It must be a very difficult time for him and his children

[JennysCool]

Wow. The mods were deleting that terrible post at the exact same moment I was hitting post to respond to it.

Never had that happen before.

By the way, for the curious FReeper, you get a screen saying "An Error Has Occurred."

[Arpege92]

My condolences to the family. :-{

[cripplecreek]

Maybe FR could start sending out official cyber condolences. Politically these people may be a legit target but the death of a loved one is a simple human matter.

[inkling]

All sympathies to Sen. Byrd on his deep loss.

[prairiebreeze]

Sympathies for the family.

ping

[yarddog]

Senator Byrd sometimes really gets my goat but every now and then he votes the right way. In other words he isn't completely liberal.

[finallyatexan]

what 3 - Buck Owens, Mrs. Byrd and whose the third?

[NCC-1701]

Bsides Mrs Byrd and Buck Owens, who was the third?

[Indy Pendance]

'20,000 Leagues' director Richard Fleischer dies at 89

[billhilly]

Buck Owens died today also. May they meet in heaven.

[CindyDawg]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1603202/posts

[Graybeard58]

Married 69 years, I can't imagine the pain and loss he must be experiencing.

[CindyDawg]

see 36 and 38.

[ChadGore]

Thoughts and Prayers

[SuziQ]

God Bless the Senator.

[SuziQ]

God Bless the Senator and his family at this sad time.

[Hoodat]

I remember how hard it affected Lester Maddox when he lost his wife, Virginia. My condolences and prayers go out for Senator Byrd.

[Txsleuth]

Oh, how sad...that poor Senator Byrd is gonna be lost without her I bet...

Prayers to him...

sleuth

[finallyatexan]

Thanks already done !

[McGavin999]

May God welcome her home and may He bring comfort to the Senator and the rest of the family.

[Mo1]

He often talked about her on the Senate Floor

Sending prayers

[billhilly]

My mother convalesced in a nursing home years ago after a fall that broke her hip. It was named Cain creek, but she named it cripple creek. She had that kind of sense of humor. She, too, is gone.

[spectre]

Thanks for the link.

She was quite a lady. Married for 69 years? Wow..

Condolences to Sen. Byrd and family.

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