STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES IS GONE!

Remember her on CNN fighting ferociously for Hilary Rodham Clinton's nomination during the last Democratic party's presidential primaries that eventually produced Barack Obama as the party's nominee! An avid Hilary Clinton supporter is no more, like all mortals, gone forever! United States of America House of Representative member, Stephanie Tubbs Jones was everywhere on the grounds of Ohio State, her district 11, talk-shows, TV etc campaigning for Hilary Clinton! According to Stephanie, Hilary should be the preferred choice for the Democratic Party. Her stance was surprisingly strange to many African Americans since she is black and race-loyalty ordinarily would have suggested she supported Barack Obama.

Stephanie died Wednesday August 20th, 2008 of aneurysm induced brain hemorrhage at Huron Hospital in East Cleveland, a facility owned and operated by the world famous Cleveland Clinics. Stephanie suffered the hemorrhage while driving her car in Cleveland Heights on Tuesday night preceding her Wednesday's death. Stephanie was just 58 years old!

Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones was variously described as very feisty in anything she believes in; unwavering and indefatigable; poured her heart and soul into whatever she believes; outspoken and gregarious lawmaker and a fiery speaker who could inspire crowds at political rallies! Before running and winning her United States House of Representatives seat as Congress-woman representing 11th district, Ohio, Stephanie Tubbs Jones had served as a Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge and prosecutor.

Icheoku asks, what is the essence of life? How can a life so full and vibrant be suddenly cut short? If only we understand this drama called life, then life as we know it could become more meaningful and livable! Until that time, please take a deep breath and adjust your attitude to your fellow human-beings as tomorrow may be unattainable. Do not wait until tomorrow whatever you can do today including some favors. Here was Congress-woman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, a United States of America House of Representatives member and a Democratic Party's super-delegate getting ready for their Denver convention next week! She was hale and hearty; was just cruising in her car in a summer evening and possibly miming a tune when suddenly an artery ruptured somewhere in her brain and the rest is now history. Please search your soul, dear visitor; tidy up your affairs, make peace with yourself today as no one knows the time or the hour of exit!