Sad news out of Tennessee, from an obituary in the Knoxville News Sentinel:
Green Party candidate for Congress and accomplished concert violinist Norris L. Dryer is being remembered as man who was as committed to his friends as he was his politics.
Mr. Dryer died Thursday after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 71.
A native of Elkhart, Ind., Mr. Dryer was a longtime member of the Knox County Green Party, and the party’s nominee for the 2nd District U.S. House of Representatives seat in the Nov. 4 general election.
He also was noted as the first openly gay candidate for Knoxville City Council in 2003.
“He’s always been engaged in activist causes, activist issues,” said Martin Pleasant, a friend and fellow Green Party member. “He inspired a lot of us to get involved.”
Thanks to Ballot Access News for the link.
Good point, Thane.
Nobody knows for sure when they are going to die. It is possible for someone to recover from cancer and then die from some other condition (like a car wreck).
Why not?
No offense, Guys, but should someone with a serious cancer condition be running for office?