2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forum**Janet Reno, Former US Attorney General, Had Died**
Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general and the epicenter of several political storms during the Clinton administration, has died. She was 78.
Reno died early Monday from complications of Parkinson's disease, her goddaughter Gabrielle D'Alemberte said. D'Alemberte said Reno spent her final days at home in Miami surrounded by family and friends.
Reno, a former Miami prosecutor who famously told reporters "I don't do spin," served nearly eight years as attorney general under President Bill Clinton, the longest stint in a century. ...
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/janet-reno-us-attorney-general-died-43353469
RIP Ms Reno.
RIP~Janet Reno
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)Parkinson's disease took you way to early.
Gothmog
(145,184 posts)Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)I know exactly where she lived in Miami. Secluded home in the southwest section. My dad pointed it out to me long ago since he worked nearby. I always think about Janet Reno when I drive past that area.
Gad, just one day shy. It reminds me of people who died in the final days of 1999.
When my sister graduated from Florida State University in 1999, Janet Reno gave a very impressive commencement speech.
RIP