Cool resolution to Strom Thurmond's daughter...
I had written about this earler
here
From WIS-TV's
website
bq. The family of the late US Senator Strom Thurmond on Monday issued a statement saying the family "acknowledges" a claim made by a retired mixed-race Los Angeles schoolteacher.
bq. The statement says the family hopes the acknowledgement will bring closure for Essie Mae Washington-Williams, the 78-year-old who has long been rumored to have been Thurmond's daughter.
bq. As J. Strom Thurmond has passed away and cannot speak for himself, the Thurmond family acknowledges Ms. Essie Mae Washington-Williams’ claim to her heritage.
bq. We hope this acknowledgment will bring closure for Ms. Williams.
bq. J. Mark Taylor, an attorney handling the Thurmond estate, confirmed he was speaking for the Thurmond family, but would not give more information. He would not answer whether the family was in fact verifying Williams' claims.
The Thurmond family has class - the really really good kind of class...
Major props to them.
Posted by DaveH at December 15, 2003 8:09 PM