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Lithos

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15. Met her once at a meet and greet

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 11:45 PM

13 hrs ago

Great lady - superb presence.

More importantly, though, my eldest graduated from her namesake school. This school was her last legacy. She helped in the initial planning, framing the vision. She died before the doors actually opened. You see her words in action each and every day there.

https://www.annrichardsschool.org/.

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Ann Richards: [View all] applegrove 15 hrs ago OP

met her back during th Democratic Primaries/ Iowa FarPoint 15 hrs ago #1

What a great memory. applegrove 14 hrs ago #3

I stood about 10 feet away from her when they installed a new insurance commissioner in Texas. TexasTowelie 14 hrs ago #6

She was not governor when I met her... FarPoint 12 min ago #22

I am so envious! BigDemVoter 13 min ago #21

Fabulous! I admired her from afar. electric_blue68 2 min ago #23

Big kick! liberalla 14 hrs ago #2

OMG!!!! Loved her......and oh my gawd would she politely kick ass now days. a kennedy 14 hrs ago #4

I directed a televised Texas Gubernatorial debate where I met her Liberal In Texas 14 hrs ago #5

DAMN, I miss her. And Molly! niyad 14 hrs ago #7

I thought of Molly, too! electric_blue68 1 min ago #24

Ann Richards and liberal newspaper columnist from Houston, Molly Ivins... Enter stage left 14 hrs ago #8

I will try and see that. Sounds great. applegrove 13 hrs ago #10

5th generation Texan apparently you don't think Texas should exist MagickMuffin 40 min ago #20

We need thousands more of her! sheshe2 14 hrs ago #9

What a magnificent president she would have been. SunSeeker 13 hrs ago #11

Thinking of her always make me smile. applegrove 13 hrs ago #12

PBS or at least some stations soldierant 13 hrs ago #13

she was cool Skittles 13 hrs ago #14

Met her once at a meet and greet Lithos 13 hrs ago #15

Remember when she said about W... mokeyz 12 hrs ago #16

I think she said that about Bush I MustLoveBeagles 2 hrs ago #19

If only Ann and Molly were with us today Ruby the Liberal 4 hrs ago #17

The last decent, competent governor with which Texas was blessed. (nt) Paladin 4 hrs ago #18