a giant in Southern conservative politics & a kind gentleman, current Georgia House Speaker David Ralston has died at 68. he was an ally of Brian Kemp

[basquebromance]

David Ralston, the self-described “country lawyer” who helped set the state’s political agenda as the powerful speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, died Wednesday. He was 68

David Ralston, speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, dies

David Ralston, Speaker of GA House, dies

www.ajc.com

 

[JGalt]

Only 68?

I loves me some of that Southern cooking, but that shit'll kill you dead every time.

 

[basquebromance]

Only 68?

I loves me some of that Southern cooking, but that shit'll kill you dead every time.

he was fat, so it could be because of that. i've never seen an overweight person make it to 70

 

[whitehall]

What "extended illness"? Not a single source specifies it.