Albert Dean Rosellini
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by riada
Nor but in sleep findeth a cure for care.
Incertainty that once gave scope to dream
Of laughing enterprise and glory untold,
Is now a blackness that no stars redeem.
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Albert Dean Rosellini (January 21, 1910 – October 10, 2011) was the 15th Governor of the state of Washington for two terms from 1957 to 1965 and was the first Italian American, Roman Catholic governor elected west of the Mississippi River. During a political career that spanned 40 years, Rosellini was an activist leader who worked to reform the state's prisons and mental health facilities, expand the state highway system, create the University of Washington Medical School and Dental School, and build the second floating bridge across Lake Washington.
At 101, Rosellini was, since March 18, 2011, the longest lived U.S. state governor ever, having reached a lifespan of 101 years, 56 days on that date. This record was formerly held by Jimmie Davis of Louisiana, who died in 2000 at the age of 101 years, 55 days
At 101, Rosellini was, since March 18, 2011, the longest lived U.S. state governor ever, having reached a lifespan of 101 years, 56 days on that date. This record was formerly held by Jimmie Davis of Louisiana, who died in 2000 at the age of 101 years, 55 days
Nor but in sleep findeth a cure for care.
Incertainty that once gave scope to dream
Of laughing enterprise and glory untold,
Is now a blackness that no stars redeem.
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