A host of lawmakers and numerous mourners poured into the statehouse rotunda Thursday to mourn the late Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, whose casket lay in state just over a week since she died after a hospital stay for an undisclosed medical issue.
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a host of lawmakers, and numerous mourners poured into the statehouse rotunda Thursday to mourn the late Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, whose U.S. flag-draped casket lay in state just over a week since she died after a hospital stay for an undisclosed medical issue.
Donna Jackson, 60, from Trenton, carried an umbrella into the statehouse as she prepared pay her respects. Jackson said she met Oliver once at a rally years ago and said she “loved” her. She echoed many of the eulogies about Oliver that cast her as a trailblazer.Murphy and first lady Tammy Murphy attended a private visitation with Oliver before the rotunda opens to the public.
Oliver served in the Assembly, where she was elected speaker in 2010. She served in that role until 2014, returning to the back benches when Murphy tapped her to be his running mate in 2017. They won the election that year and were reelected together in 2021. Speaking from his office last week, Murphy remembered her as an advocate for affordable housing and for urban communities across the state, including Atlantic City, where she was the de facto final decision maker for some of the city's most consequential decisions. A law passed under Republican Gov. Chris Christie gave control over much of the city's major decisions to the state.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver to lie in state at capitol rotunda in TrentonLate New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver will lie in state at the capitol rotunda today, as her three-day celebration of life begins. johnbdias is live in Trenton with more on her memory.
Read more »
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver lies in state at capitol rotunda in TrentonUPDATE: Thursday marks the start of a three-day celebration of late New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver's life. Oliver, who died last week at age 71, lies in state inside the capitol rotunda. John Dias reports.
Read more »
What to know about the 3-day memorial tribute to late N.J. Lt. Gov. Sheila OliverCrowds are paying their respects to Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver, who lay in state at the Statehouse in Trenton. Oliver died at age 71 last week.
Read more »
Women mentored by late New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver share memories and the profound impact she made on manySheila Oliver was the first Black woman to serve as New Jersey Assembly speaker, and then, in 2017, as lieutenant governor. Her memory will endure through the women she mentored. CBS New York's Christine Sloan spoke to some of them on Tuesday.
Read more »
New Jersey to become only state banning self-serve gas'We're not going to conform, we're New Jersey.'
Read more »