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Related: About this forumMartin Nesbitt, politician for the people of Western North Carolina, dies
http://www.ashvegas.com/news-obit-martin-nesbitt-politician-for-the-people-of-western-north-carolina-diesNews obit: Martin Nesbitt, politician for the people of Western North Carolina, dies
Jason Sandford | March 7, 2014
N.C. Sen. Martin Nesbitt, known as a man of the people who fought for the rights of the young, the elderly and the disadvantaged, died on Thursday. He was 67. He died of stomach cancer, according to the Raleigh News & Observer. Nesbitts funeral is set for Tuesday at Biltmore Baptist Church.
Nesbitt, who got his start by filling the unexpired state House term of his mother who died at 67, also died in office at 67.
More from the News & Observer:
Led by a populism now lost in an era of partisanship, Nesbitt became a leading voice for mental health, education and the working poor.
He was a giant figure, said Sen. Dan Blue, a former House speaker who entered the legislature about the same time as Nesbitt. He had a sense of mountain populism that ran through him and he sensed that his major charge was to look out for the average everyday person.
In a statement, U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, who served with Nesbitt in the legislature, said, North Carolina has lost a great leader.
Martin was a fierce defender of his values, a champion for mental health, and a strong advocate for North Carolinas children and public education system, she said.
There are already discussions underway about who will be appointed to fill Nesbitts term. More on that soon.
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Martin Nesbitt, politician for the people of Western North Carolina, dies (Original Post)
G_j
Mar 2014
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blm
(113,063 posts)1. Peace to Sen Nesbitt and his family. The people of North Carolina have lost a great advocate.
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longship
(40,416 posts)3. I'll raise a bottle to his memory.
The only appropriate bottle.
barbtries
(28,798 posts)4. clearly a huge loss
though i was unfamiliar with him until now.