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Nevilledog

(53,826 posts) Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:09 PM 10 hrs ago

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AZ Representative Raul Grijalva has died

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AZ Representative Raul Grijalva has died (Original Post) Nevilledog 10 hrs ago OP

Sorry to hear this mcar 10 hrs ago #1

Another Democrat gone Bettie 10 hrs ago #2

Fortunately AZ has a Democratic Governor so probably yes. Seasider 8 hrs ago #34

May he rest in peace LetMyPeopleVote 10 hrs ago #3

Oh man! So sorry! sdfernando 10 hrs ago #4

That is so sad. lamp_shade 10 hrs ago #5

RIP, Raul Grijava. I went to school with him at the UofA back in the day. brush 10 hrs ago #6

A good man. May he rest in peace. SharonAnn 10 hrs ago #7

Sorry to hear this. Nanjeanne 10 hrs ago #8

Every time you saw him speak, you knew he had a good heart. RussellCattle 10 hrs ago #9

RIP newdeal2 10 hrs ago #10

Such sad news synni 10 hrs ago #11

Statement From the Congressman's office LetMyPeopleVote 10 hrs ago #12

Cross gently, Congressman. Dennis Donovan 10 hrs ago #13

May his memory markodochartaigh 10 hrs ago #14

Aw. RIP, Mr. Grijalva. You were one of the good guys. LoisB 10 hrs ago #15

May his memory be a blessing senseandsensibility 10 hrs ago #16

A good man and a good life blogslug 10 hrs ago #17

RIP Rep Grijalva milestogo 10 hrs ago #18

I pray that his soul goes JMCKUSICK 10 hrs ago #19

FUCK!!!!! SSJVegeta 9 hrs ago #20

RIP Buddyzbuddy 9 hrs ago #21

Sadly, cancer, so he did Attilatheblond 9 hrs ago #22

... defacto7 9 hrs ago #23

damn!..... ny Carlitos Brigante 9 hrs ago #24

Fuck cancer. SunSeeker 9 hrs ago #25

I wish I had gotten to know him better, glad I had some time with him at all DFW 9 hrs ago #26

May he rest in peace. His voice will be missed. CentralMass 9 hrs ago #27

💔💔💔 ultralite001 9 hrs ago #28

Oh, nooo StarryNite 9 hrs ago #29

Cross gently, Representative Raul Grijalva. pazzyanne 9 hrs ago #30

The Democratic Governor said she plans within days to call a special election, per NBC: Liberty Belle 9 hrs ago #31

He served with honor. calimary 9 hrs ago #32

Rest in peace, Mr. Grijalva, and thank you. ancianita 9 hrs ago #33

Raul Clouds Passing 8 hrs ago #35

Damn. A very good man and he will be missed tremendously. We need more Raul Grijalvas. Evolve Dammit 8 hrs ago #36

........................... Upthevibe 8 hrs ago #37

Rest in Peace mountain grammy 8 hrs ago #38

So sorry to hear this. highplainsdem 8 hrs ago #39

No words, just....... Butterflylady 8 hrs ago #40

Such a compassionate person. He will be greatly missed. wordstroken 7 hrs ago #41

mcar

(44,146 posts)

1. Sorry to hear this

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:11 PM

10 hrs ago

Bettie

(17,925 posts)

2. Another Democrat gone

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:11 PM

10 hrs ago

will the seat likely be filled by a Dem?

Seasider

(204 posts)

34. Fortunately AZ has a Democratic Governor so probably yes.

Reply to Bettie (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 07:00 PM

8 hrs ago

LetMyPeopleVote

(159,706 posts)

3. May he rest in peace

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:12 PM

10 hrs ago

sdfernando

(5,599 posts)

4. Oh man! So sorry!

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:12 PM

10 hrs ago

He definitely was one of the good ones. RIP Representative Grijalva!

lamp_shade

(15,146 posts)

5. That is so sad.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:13 PM

10 hrs ago

brush

(59,174 posts)

6. RIP, Raul Grijava. I went to school with him at the UofA back in the day.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:14 PM

10 hrs ago

SharonAnn

(13,974 posts)

7. A good man. May he rest in peace.

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Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:14 PM

10 hrs ago

Nanjeanne

(5,876 posts)

8. Sorry to hear this.

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Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:16 PM

10 hrs ago

RussellCattle

(1,869 posts)

9. Every time you saw him speak, you knew he had a good heart.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:16 PM

10 hrs ago

newdeal2

(1,952 posts)

10. RIP

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:19 PM

10 hrs ago

synni

(218 posts)

11. Such sad news

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:22 PM

10 hrs ago

I used to live in Arizona, so I remember him well. R.I.P. 🕯️

LetMyPeopleVote

(159,706 posts)

12. Statement From the Congressman's office

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:39 PM

10 hrs ago

Link to tweet

Dennis Donovan

(29,637 posts)

13. Cross gently, Congressman.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:46 PM

10 hrs ago

markodochartaigh

(2,439 posts)

14. May his memory

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:49 PM

10 hrs ago

be the Beacon of Justice that his life was.

LoisB

(9,616 posts)

15. Aw. RIP, Mr. Grijalva. You were one of the good guys.

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Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:50 PM

10 hrs ago

senseandsensibility

(21,241 posts)

16. May his memory be a blessing

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:51 PM

10 hrs ago

blogslug

(38,762 posts)

17. A good man and a good life

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:52 PM

10 hrs ago

Rest in Peace 🕯️

milestogo

(19,817 posts)

18. RIP Rep Grijalva

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Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:53 PM

10 hrs ago

JMCKUSICK

(1,387 posts)

19. I pray that his soul goes

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:59 PM

10 hrs ago

To dance on white cliffs with his ancestors and that he reach out from time to time to touch those nearest him in a way that only an ancestor can.
Rest in peace and thank you.

SSJVegeta

(47 posts)

20. FUCK!!!!!

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:00 PM

9 hrs ago

This is a huge loss in so many ways. He was a champion for justice and fighting corruption in politics. A true hero.

Buddyzbuddy

(442 posts)

21. RIP

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:08 PM

9 hrs ago

He was such a fighter for Democrats. I hope he didn't suffer.

Attilatheblond

(5,384 posts)

22. Sadly, cancer, so he did

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Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:15 PM

9 hrs ago

defacto7

(13,902 posts)

23. ...

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Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:22 PM

9 hrs ago

Carlitos Brigante

(26,804 posts)

24. damn!..... ny

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Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:22 PM

9 hrs ago

SunSeeker

(55,035 posts)

25. Fuck cancer.

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Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:32 PM

9 hrs ago

DFW

(57,426 posts)

26. I wish I had gotten to know him better, glad I had some time with him at all

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:33 PM

9 hrs ago

A really decent, aware, benevolent member of Congress.

I'm sure his English was fluent, but I never got the chance to find out. We never spoke anything other than Spanish!

From better days:

CentralMass

(16,048 posts)

27. May he rest in peace. His voice will be missed.

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Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:36 PM

9 hrs ago

ultralite001

(1,444 posts)

28. 💔💔💔

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:42 PM

9 hrs ago

He will be missed...

StarryNite

(11,389 posts)

29. Oh, nooo

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Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:48 PM

9 hrs ago

pazzyanne

(6,663 posts)

30. Cross gently, Representative Raul Grijalva.

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Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:48 PM

9 hrs ago

Liberty Belle

(9,650 posts)

31. The Democratic Governor said she plans within days to call a special election, per NBC:

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Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:49 PM

9 hrs ago

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democratic-congressman-raul-grijalva-arizona-dies-77-rcna196344

calimary

(85,376 posts)

32. He served with honor.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:56 PM

9 hrs ago

We ALL will miss him.

ancianita

(39,955 posts)

33. Rest in peace, Mr. Grijalva, and thank you.

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Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:58 PM

9 hrs ago

Clouds Passing

(4,011 posts)

35. Raul

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Thu Mar 13, 2025, 07:08 PM

8 hrs ago

Evolve Dammit

(20,272 posts)

36. Damn. A very good man and he will be missed tremendously. We need more Raul Grijalvas.

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Thu Mar 13, 2025, 07:16 PM

8 hrs ago

Upthevibe

(9,441 posts)

37. ...........................

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Thu Mar 13, 2025, 07:16 PM

8 hrs ago

........................R.I.P., Representative Grijalva................

mountain grammy

(27,581 posts)

38. Rest in Peace

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Thu Mar 13, 2025, 07:25 PM

8 hrs ago

highplainsdem

(54,677 posts)

39. So sorry to hear this.

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Thu Mar 13, 2025, 07:50 PM

8 hrs ago

Butterflylady

(4,282 posts)

40. No words, just.......

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 07:54 PM

8 hrs ago

.......

wordstroken

(817 posts)

41. Such a compassionate person. He will be greatly missed.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 08:28 PM

7 hrs ago

R.I.P. Rep. Grijalva.

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