Mario Cuomo, Former New York Governor, Dead At 82

The political heavyweight had been ailing in recent months, having been hospitalized over Thanksgiving due to a heart condition. This story is developing.













Mario Cuomo, the 52nd governor of New York state and father of current governor Andrew Cuomo, died on Thursday at the age of 82.






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"We're missing one family member. My father is not with us today. We had hoped that he was going to be able to come; he is at home and he is not well enough to come. We spent last night with him, changed the tradition a little bit. We weren't in Albany last night; we stayed at my father's house to ring in the New Year with him. I went through the speech with him. He said it was good, especially for a second-termer. See, my father is a third-termer. But he sends his regards to all of you. He couldn't be here physically today, my father. But my father is in this room. He is in the heart and mind of every person who is here. He is here and he is here, and his inspiration and his legacy and his experience is what has brought this state to this point. So let's give him a round of applause."




















Cuomo was known as a skilled orator, one of his most famous speeches being the keynote address he gave at the 1984 Democratic National Convention, in which he vigorously attacked President Ronald Reagan and spoke of class inequality in the United States.






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