Speech of the Week — Wilma Sherrill’s farewell

Sherrill’s farewell
With the close of the session comes the farewell speeches of departing legislators and as business drew to a close last week Rep. Wilma Sherrill, who is battling breast cancer, rose to say a tearful good-bye. Sherrill, who undergoes major surgery this week, announced last month that she would not seek re-election after 12 years in the House. The 66-year old Buncombe County Republican, a party maverick and a key budget negotiator, has been candid about the seriousness of her diagnosis. She was commended by her colleagues for her work in passing child care and domestic violence legislation and her dedication in seeing through this session. Here’s a story about the moment from the Citizen-Times.
Audio: Rep. Wilma Sherrill says farewell to the House