BREAKING: Sen. Inouye's wife has died (Yahoo link)

[Whoa_Nelly]

Reported by Senator Reid to the Senate.

No link yet.

On edit:

May she rest in peace.

LINK

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6315753.html?display=Breaking+News

Maggie Inouye Dies


By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/13/2006 2:19:00 PM

Maggie Inouye, wife of Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), died Monday after a long illness.

Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Inouye would be absent "for a while," as he accompanies his wife's body back to Hawaii. Reid said the couple had been married for 57 years, with Inouye proposing on the second date.

[Mass]

1. His wife died

[Whoa_Nelly]

3. Thanks..I know...somehow my fingers missed typing that

[hiley]

2. his

wife

[deadparrot]

4. Wow.

:(

So very sad.

May she RIP. Best wishes to her friends and family. :cry:

[beyurslf]

5. Maybe you should edit your headline.

[melissinha]

6. May she rest in peace

I am so sad for Senator Inouye and his family.

May she rest in peace.

Did that rat bastard SESSIONS try to use Inouye's service for a segway to prop up millitary and defend the Bushie, if so...shame on you!

[pecwae]

8. May she be at peace.

Holding the Inouye family close in my thoughts.

And, yes, Sessions did just that....apparently he has no shame.

[melissinha]

10. so I wasn't imagining it, Sessions is a grade A A*hole

No wonder Inouye has been absent so much...

[DearAbby]

7. How sad...

My thoughts are with the senator and his family.

[UTUSN]

9. I'm sorry, Daniel n/t

[bobbieinok]

11. wasn't he a major 'good un' in the Senate Watergate Hearings????

[Hekate]

12. Indeed he was. I notice they still can't pronounce his name right

Senator Inouye was an exemplary part of that committee. He's done good things in his political life. I was surprised to hear that he was also key to getting the new Smithsonian museum of Native America funded and up and running.

My condolences on his loss.

Hekate

[MADem]

15. He also is missing an arm, lost it in WW2

He was a heroic member of the "Go For Broke" Regiment. Chestful a' medals he got, in exchange for that arm...he'd probably as soon have the arm back. He kept tossing grenades with the other arm after the first one got blown to bits.

Tidbit of info: He got a DSC for his battlefield heroism, which is the second highest award. Of course, since he was a 'nipponese' they couldn't give him the award he merited. President Clinton corrected that in 2000, and upgraded the award to the well-deserved Medal of Honor.

A good guy. I feel for him.

[wisteria]

13. Married for 57 years? That is devotion and I sure it will be hard to

go on without her. My prayers are with him and his family.

[MADem]

14. Oh, no. What dreadful news. n/t

[opihimoimoi]

16. Its a sad day for us in Hawaii....Dan is the Man. RIP Maggie

[snowbear]

17. Hugs and prayers to the Inouye family....

How sad!

(edit to add photo):

[JI7]

18. 57 years

can't imagine how much he is hurting right now . i feel really bad for him.

[Mabus]

19. My thoughts are with him

He used to call my mom "his sister" and when she died he sent flowers even though they hadn't talked in years. He was there for my family when we were grieving. I'll let him know that he is in our thoughts now.

:cry:

[Raine]

20. Much Sympathy

for the Senator. :-(

[Jack Rabbit]

21. Peace be with her

Condolences to Senator Inouye.