Hundreds gather in St. Louis to remember former US Sen. Jean Carnahan
02/13/24 at 03:00 AM
Hundreds gather in St. Louis to remember former US Sen. Jean Carnahan
The Public's Radio - AP; 2/11/24
Children and grandchildren of former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan of Missouri recalled her wit, curiosity, kindness and hard work during a public memorial service on Saturday. Carnahan, 90, died Jan. 30 in hospice care in suburban St. Louis after a short illness. Carnahan became Missouri's first female U.S. senator when she was appointed in 2001 to replace her husband, Mel Carnahan, [who] died in a plane crash that also killed his son, Randy, and campaign adviser Chris Sifford, just weeks before the 2000 election.