A Common Man with An Uncommon Touch
Dear Friends:
In
the coming days and weeks many condolences and numerous words of
fondness will undoubtedly pour in at the passing of former Governor
Argeo Paul Cellucci.
Our deepest condolences go out to Jan and the entire Cellucci Family.
Paul was our Small Town MA Governor who never forgot where he came from.
He was Hudson's finest who became America's Representative to Canada
during the Presidency of George W. Bush.
Now, our Republican 'Harry Truman' belongs to the ages, and
Massachusetts Politics will never be the same. I am already struck at
how many people are stopping to observe, how Paul positively impacted
them. So like all of them, from governors to business leaders to
presidents and to local merchants or teachers in downtown Hudson or
Marlborough or Acton - I am so very proud to call Paul Cellucci "my
friend."
For me, a fellow Italian-American from MetroWest, Paul made politics
relevant and public service a noble calling. Like many of us who served
under his Administration, his career literally changed the trajectory
of our lives. It was the honor of a lifetime for Paul to endorse my 2012
campaign for State Senate in Middlesex Worcester, as I proudly sought
the seat he once held. He never discouraged me in that challenging
political campaign, nor since I followed him into Massachusetts politics
some 17 years ago. In fact, he was never far from my mind whenever I
would campaign - in any race or at any time I went before the voters.
Politically, he was the gold standard in constituent service. And,
he will always come to symbolize the rights of the local taxpayer or
small business enterprise to spend and save their hard earned money in a
free market economy. Democrat or Republican, in Central Massachusetts,
Paul Cellucci was the 'Ted Williams' of the Legislature - and the rest of
us who either pursued office or served at the State House were merely
his step children.
So goodbye, Governor. Thank you for your service and never waiving
friendship. Thank you for your courage during your public battle with
ALS. In retrospect, taking this final battle public was hardly a
surprise. For that was merely Your Way: One reaches out to their
colleagues and neighbors; You work with all sides without compromising
principles; You never back down from adversity or difficult odds; and
then, just when it seems things cannot get better you proactively and
definitively improve the lot of others.
From Hudson to Ottowa, from Washington to Marlborough we are all better off thanks to The Cellucci Way. And, we will never forget the common man with an uncommon touch.
Dean
Dean Cavaretta served in the Weld-Cellucci Administrations as a
MassDOT Project Manager. In 1999, he was a Candidate for State
Representative in the 14th Middlesex District. In 2012, Cavaretta was
the Republican Candidate for State Senate against Incumbent (D) Jamie
Eldridge in the Middlesex and Worcester District.
Sunday, June 9, 2013
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