Council chair Girmay Zahilay said he canceled the meeting out of respect for Councilmember Sarah Perry, whose husband, state Sen. Bill Ramos, died suddenly over the weekend.
Sen. Ramos leaves big shoes to be filled here in our neighborhood and in Olympia, and I can't imagine the hole he leaves behind for his family. He cohosted a neighborhood cookout in Issaquah every summer, sharing duties with a neighbor who was active in the state Republican and Libertarian parties, and made everyone feel welcome wherever he went. He represented the best of what it means to be liberal, in politics and life. I'm glad the Council honored his family with this decision, and I hope it won't be construed as some kind of political move, as this post seems to insinuate.
Sen. Ramos leaves big shoes to be filled here in our neighborhood and in Olympia, and I can't imagine the hole he leaves behind for his family. He cohosted a neighborhood cookout in Issaquah every summer, sharing duties with a neighbor who was active in the state Republican and Libertarian parties, and made everyone feel welcome wherever he went. He represented the best of what it means to be liberal, in politics and life. I'm glad the Council honored his family with this decision, and I hope it won't be construed as some kind of political move, as this post seems to insinuate.