skippy the bush kangaroo

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

our deepest sympathies and prayers

go out to councilmember matt garcia's family and the town of fairfield, ca. (land of jellybellies)
friends say matt garcia had a trait rarely seen in young people: extreme civic pride. he began telling people when he was in the sixth grade that he was going to become the mayor of his hometown of fairfield.

when he was critically wounded monday night outside a friend's house in a quiet fairfield neighborhood, garcia was well on his way to fulfilling his dream. at just 22, he had emerged from modest roots to become a popular city councilman and one of the youngest elected officials in the state.

...gov. arnold schwarzenegger offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the shooter's conviction.- sfchron
a former prom king and student government leader who lived his whole life in fairfield, garcia was elected to the city council in november 2007 at age 21. colleagues say he hit the ground running, making a name for himself by establishing a youth commission and helping the council negotiate through a $7-million budget deficit without raising taxes or firing workers. - latte times

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1 Comments:

wow...I knew nothing about this...so so sad....( the MSM is too busy thumping the rethug convention.....more should know about this..)
commented by Blogger enigma4ever, 10:13 PM PDT  

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