Sad Day in Pittsburgh

bbro · 09-07-2006, 12:55 PM

Today, Bob O'Conner, the Mayor of Pittsburgh was laid to rest after a 2 month battle with a rare cancer. He was only in office for 6 months, but did more for the city in that time than the mayor he replaced. He was a city councilman for many years and tried more than once to get elected. He was very hands on and was seen everywhere, even walking in dilapidated neighborhoods to show people what needed done to make them livable. He even stood at an intersection with a sign to thank people that voted for him. I lived in the same neighborhood as him for a year. More than once I saw him on the streets or in a coffee shop. He even participated in the celebration that occurred when the Steelers won the Super Bowl. Not the official celebration, but the one that occurred seconds after the final buzzer with people streaming into the streets to scream and yell into the night. He was there with the people, an unheard of thing in previous years. A sad twist that he modeled his political career after another mayor that also passed away in office. Even thought I don't live there anymore, I am still mourning with all the locals.

http://postgazette.com/pg/03001/719013-209.stm

Flint · 09-07-2006, 01:12 PM

...bittersweet...it's a beautiful story...

9th Engineer · 09-07-2006, 01:20 PM

We miss him dearly

xoxoxoBruce · 09-08-2006, 06:31 PM

Bummer...at least he made it to the Mayors office before he checked out.... went out on top.

bbro · 09-11-2006, 08:21 AM

True, and he made the Steelers game on Thursday

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/pgStory...0&pageNumber=3

09-07-2006, 12:55 PM	#1
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	Sad Day in Pittsburgh Today, Bob O'Conner, the Mayor of Pittsburgh was laid to rest after a 2 month battle with a rare cancer. He was only in office for 6 months, but did more for the city in that time than the mayor he replaced. He was a city councilman for many years and tried more than once to get elected. He was very hands on and was seen everywhere, even walking in dilapidated neighborhoods to show people what needed done to make them livable. He even stood at an intersection with a sign to thank people that voted for him. I lived in the same neighborhood as him for a year. More than once I saw him on the streets or in a coffee shop. He even participated in the celebration that occurred when the Steelers won the Super Bowl. Not the official celebration, but the one that occurred seconds after the final buzzer with people streaming into the streets to scream and yell into the night. He was there with the people, an unheard of thing in previous years. A sad twist that he modeled his political career after another mayor that also passed away in office. Even thought I don't live there anymore, I am still mourning with all the locals. http://postgazette.com/pg/03001/719013-209.stm

09-07-2006, 01:12 PM	#2
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	...bittersweet...it's a beautiful story... __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

09-07-2006, 01:20 PM	#3
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	We miss him dearly __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.

09-08-2006, 06:31 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Bummer...at least he made it to the Mayors office before he checked out.... went out on top. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-11-2006, 08:21 AM	#5
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	True, and he made the Steelers game on Thursday http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/pgStory...0&pageNumber=3

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