+ WilliamM Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 She has suffered from Alzheimer's for ages. First female justice Marc in Calif 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Charlie Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 I didn't realize she was still alive. Marc in Calif and marylander1940 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuriousByNature Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Not a good couple of weeks for elderly, prominent Americans. Rosalynn Carter gone at 96, Henry Kissinger at 100, and now Sandra Day O'Connor at 93... + Charlie, Marc in Calif and marylander1940 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ azdr0710 Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 on the Lazy B Ranch in eastern Arizona..... marylander1940, rvwnsd, thomas and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuriousByNature Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 1 hour ago, azdr0710 said: on the Lazy B Ranch in eastern Arizona..... She did quite a bit in her life. I would hardly call her a lazy B. + azdr0710, pubic_assistance, + WilliamM and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 3 hours ago, Charlie said: I didn't realize she was still alive. Seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Charlie Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 35 minutes ago, WilliamM said: Seriously? Seriously. I thought she had died a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Charlie said: Seriously. I thought she had died a few years ago. Evan Thomas wrote a ground breaking book about Justice O'Connor. Her husband also had Alzheimer's, but not at the same time. Edited December 2, 2023 by WilliamM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Pensant Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Back in 1992, I believe, I worshipped at the National Cathedral in DC on Easter Sunday. I was surprised to see Justice O’Connor as that morning’s crucifer. + Charlie, + WilliamM, rvwnsd and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Pensant Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Also this week, Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s long time business partner, died at 99. MikeBiDude, thomas and Luv2play 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubic_assistance Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 15 hours ago, Charlie said: Seriously. I thought she had died a few years ago. She's been "gone" for a while. But her body was still alive. rvwnsd and Marc in Calif 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share Posted December 2, 2023 She left the Supreme Court to take care of her husband. For a while, he went to the Court with her. He sat in her office and waited for her to return. Quite sad and lonely + Charlie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvwnsd Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 On 12/2/2023 at 7:46 AM, pubic_assistance said: She's been "gone" for a while. But her body was still alive. One of the articles about her life stated she withdrew from public life in (I think) 2018. While very sad that she succumbed to Alzheimer's, at least she had 88 good years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJOCK Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 I studied her history and a number of cases where she wrote for both the majority and the minority opinions. She was a brilliant jurist! I also liked her personally and her history. While I didn't agree with many of her views, including her support of Bush in "BUSH v. GORE", she certainly has had my admiration and respect. thomas, BSR, Marc in Calif and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 3 hours ago, ICTJOCK said: I studied her history and a number of cases where she wrote for both the majority and the minority opinions. She was a brilliant jurist! I also liked her personally and her history. While I didn't agree with many of her views, including her support of Bush in "BUSH v. GORE", she certainly has had my admiration and respect. Justice O'Connor would probably agree with your comments thomas and ICTJOCK 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/1/2023 at 2:38 PM, CuriousByNature said: Not a good couple of weeks for elderly, prominent Americans. Rosalynn Carter gone at 96, Henry Kissinger at 100, and now Sandra Day O'Connor at 93... When people reach this extreme old age and die, either suddenly or not surprisingly, I never feel that this is a tragedy. It’s not. It’s life. Death is the natural termination of our existence and to have had a run at life that exceeds the vast majority of us is a triumph. I just look at whether they had lived a good life and what they have accomplished. This past week with these three prominent Americans, I at least felt respect for two of them. The third case involved a complicated tally and I am satisfied to let history judge. Marc in Calif, + Pensant, thomas and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Pensant Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 5 hours ago, Luv2play said: The third case involved a complicated tally and I am satisfied to let history judge. Well stated! Luv2play 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 12/2/2023 at 9:46 AM, pubic_assistance said: She's been "gone" for a while. But her body was still alive. She certainly may have been able to recognize loved ones and have conversations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubic_assistance Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 "Recogniton" skills at that stage are typically: I know you / I don't know you. Not a lot of shades in between. Conversation usually revolves around their childhood memories which seem to be the most burned into our consciousness. Marc in Calif and Luv2play 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted December 25, 2023 Author Share Posted December 25, 2023 She was ok when her husband met another women who also suffered from Alzheimer's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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