ST. LOUIS (AP) — Children and grandchildren of former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan of Missouri recalled her wit, curiosity, kindness and hard work during a public memorial service on Saturday.
Carnahan, 90, died Jan. 30 in hospice care in suburban St. Louis after a short illness.
“In the last few days, as if preparing to be shot out of the cannon, Mom told us, ‘I’m ready to blast out,’” one of her sons, Russ Carnahan, said to hundreds gathered at The Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
Another son, Tim Carnahan, told mourners that he has realized recently how much he wants to emulate his mother.
“It means showing the world who you are by what you do and then doing it with passion.
Persons:
Sen, Jean Carnahan of Missouri, Carnahan, Jan, Louis, “, ‘, ’, Russ Carnahan, Mom, ” Carnahan, Missouri's, Mel Carnahan, Republican John Ashcroft, Randy, Chris Sifford, Mel Carnahan's, Jean Carnahan, Tim Carnahan, ”
Organizations:
LOUIS, Louis Post, Dispatch, Democratic, Republican
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