Sen. Eagleton has died

[Bluebear]

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Former U.S. Sen. Thomas Eagleton, who resigned as a vice presidential nominee in 1972 after it was revealed he had been hospitalized for depression, died Sunday, according to the office of Sen. Claire McCaskill.

The cause of death was not disclosed. Eagleton, 77, had suffered from a variety of illnesses and ailments in recent years.

"Today Missouri has a hole in its heart," McCaskill said in a statement. "Tom Eagleton managed to be a statesman, an intellectual and a man of the people all at the same time."

Eagleton served in the Senate representing Missouri from December 1968 through January 1987.

He was George McGovern's vice presidential nominee in 1972, but dropped out after it was revealed that he had been hospitalized for psychiatric treatment and had twice undergone electroshock therapy for depression. McGovern chose Sargent Shriver to replace Eagleton and lost to Richard Nixon in the general election.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070304/ap_on_re_us/obit_eagleton

[xchrom]

1. peace be with the senator and his family -- now and always.

[kath]

6. OMG, xchrom - LOVE the site linked in your tagline.

Haven't laughed so hard in ages.

[xchrom]

11. i know hunh? it's crazy funny.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. He's not suffering any more

may his family find peace in that-I think all here can agree on that.

If they are believers, as I think they are, may they be comforted in the surety that comes from their faith.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

3. RIP Senator Eagleton

:cry: :patriot:

[malaise]

4. RIP Senator Eagleton n/t

[WillyT]

5. Thank You Senator... You Are Remebered Here...

:cry:

[Judi Lynn]

7. I'm including a couple of images from earlier in his life:

He was a very intelligent, hard-working, conscientious man. May he rest in peace.

[WillyT]

12. Amen To That...

O8)

[Trajan]

8. Striking coincidence ...

We dicussed the Honorable Senator Eagleton at last night's Portland Meetup : I had thought he was already deceased .... I was obviously quite wrong ....

May he finally be free from the pains of life, and may his long suffering family find solace in his passing ....

[Gloria]

9. I remember 1972 well.....Godspeed, Tom Eagleton

[Jeanette in FL]

10. Rest in Peace, Senator.

Thoughts and prayers to his family.

[Kat45]

13. I'm sorry to hear that. RIP Senator Eagleton.

[AnOhioan]

14. RIP Senator

[Jack Rabbit]

15. Pearce, Senator Eagleton

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[Laurier]

16. May he rest in peace.