WASHINGTON, July 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council
(FRC) released the following statement on the passing of Tony Show.
"In Washington one meets a handful of people who are almost universally
liked and respected. So much is at stake in the partisan battles in the
capital that having the admiration of political friend and foe alike is
unusual. Tim Russert achieved that and so did Tony Snow. Tony spoke at the
FRC Action Values Voter Summit in 2006 and described with relish his
experience at the White House with a mix of professionalism and amazement that
was endearing and all-American. He knew, appreciated, and communicated how
lucky he was to have been born in the U.S. of A., grown up in the Midwest, and
been given a chance to work in hallways and places he had dreamed of as a kid.
That youthfulness, and the bedrock values that fueled him, never faded,
whether at the peak of his success or in the throes of his illness. The
proximity of those two things, the peak and the throes coming at once, and the
way he handled both with wit and verve only underscored how grounded he was.
He will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family."
The full statement can be read online at www.frcblog.com
SOURCE Family Research Council
J.P. Duffy or Maria Donovan, 866-FRC-NEWS, both of Family Research Council
