My wife had the wonderful opportunity to work with this man and at a facility sponsored by his siter Eunice. I only met him once here in DC. Everything about him was unselfish.   His dedication to justice fairness and the dignity of the common man and woman is unmatched by anyone I know perhaps due to the crippling breaks he recieved in his early life and a re dedication of his life to the person and not the machine.
Hemmingway wrote, "Everyone's life is broken in places but there are rare people who grow stronger at those breaks and become larger than life itself.

Every aspect of his life was dedicated to others. Even in something as small as a tennis game. He would call his opponents balls in when they were actually out. The ambitious competitive person would do the opposite.

In one meeting with Sen Kennedy Gov. Sununu apparently without provocation lost his temper and screamed at a staffer who was explaining some data. Ted grew red in the face and bellowed at Sununu "Don't you EVER yell at staffers again, if you have something to say in that tone of voice you say it to me."
The meeting continued with a renewed sense of dignity and unity.

The small examples reveal his greatness.

The big things came from the small dedications;

Universal health care for the elderly (Medicare)
Civil Rights Act (in Schools, employment, domiciles)
Voting Rights Act
Emergency Room care for all



The sadest thing people are saying now is that the last person who could make civil bi partisan agreements with trust and respect is now gone.


He would say "The hope goes on"