Late 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.
say the political world won't be the same without her, including New Jersey Assemblywoman Britnee Timberlake, who was Oliver's replacement in her legislative district when she became lieutenant governor.
"Lt. Gov. Sheila Y. Oliver was my dear friend, my dear mentor. This very desk that I sit at is hers, this very chair that I sit in is hers," Timberlake told CBS New York earlier this week."How many people can literally say they have met the physical manifestation of blazing a trail for you? And that's what she did for me.
A private visitation for the lieutenant governor will take place early Thursday morning, then it will be open to the public. People are invited to attend from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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