I received a sad e-mail this afternoon:
Today, Governor Timothy M. Kaine made the following statement:Anne and I are deeply saddened by the death of Delegate Harry Parrish of Manassas. In January 2001, I started attending a Tuesday morning Bible study that is held during the General Assembly session. Harry was a regular attendee at those Bible studies, and during that time I came to know him as a dear person and a dear friend. In his public and his private life, Harry was always courtly and civil and committed to service. His composure and dignity combined with his commitment to working in a bipartisan manner for the future of the Commonwealth made him a true Virginia gentleman. We will miss him."
I agree with Tim Kaine, and I also agree with the comment by "Hirons" on Too Conservative:
We?ve lost a piece of Virginia with his passing. God Bless him and his family.Can we please have a blogsphere moratorium on discussion of his successor at least until he?s laid to rest.
That's exactly right. May Harry J. Parrish rest in peace.