There is probably not one opinion I shared with him, but, he was dedicated to the people of Utah and was a frequent presence on the Senate floor.
May 14, 2016
By Kathy Stephenson
While Utahns (click here) may remember Bob Bennett for his
three terms as a U.S. senator, during his Salt Lake City funeral
Saturday he was celebrated as a loving husband, attentive father,
thoughtful friend and dutiful servant to God.
Bennett, who died May 4 at age 82 from complications
of cancer and a stroke, was described as kind, honest, patient and
modest.
"That's no exaggeration, that's really the man,"
said attorney and business partner John Knapp Baird. "He was the genuine
article. And I don't think we fully appreciate what we had."
Baird said his friend "lived a heroic life." And
while Bennett was disappointed in 2010 when he lost his re-election bid,
"it didn't define him. He was far more than a United States senator."...
