Condolences for Jack Kemp; services will be private
Condolences from around the nation and the world poured into Buffalo and Washington Sunday for Jack Kemp, the former Bills quarterback, congressman, Cabinet secretary and vice presidential candidate who died on Saturday.
President Obama, former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush all weighed in, as did former teammates and political friends and adversaries alike.
"Jack Kemp's commitment to public service and his passion for politics influenced not only the direction of his party, but his country," Obama said. "From his tenure as a Buffalo congressman to his ascent in national politics, Jack Kemp was a man who could fiercely advocate his own beliefs and principles while also remembering the lessons he learned years earlier on the football field: that bitter divisiveness between race and class and station only stood in the way of the "common aim of a team to win.'
"Michelle and I extend our prayers and deepest condolences to the entire Kemp family," the president added.
Details on services for the long time Buffalo-area congressman remain unclear, though the family announced Sunday that they would be private.
A family spokesman said, however, that memorial donations could be made to Fourth Presbyterian Church, 5500 River Road, Bethesda, Md,.20814; Stronger Families, PO Box 40584, Bellevue, Wa. 98015; or Prison Fellowship, PO Box 1550, Merrifield, Va. 22116.
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