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B o ot h G a r d n e r
1936-2013
BOOTH GARDNER, ’58, governor of Washington state from 1985
to 1993, never stopped fighting for what he believed in. A dedicated
public servant, he stood up for education, health care, social services
and championed the rights of the terminally ill to set the terms of
their own death. • Gardner’s legacy to the residents of Washington
was marked by his compassion and sense of values. Members of the
Washington State House and Senate took time to pay tribute to Gardner after he died March 15
from complications from Parkinson’s disease. • Sen. Ed Murray (D-Seattle) lauded Gardner for
the legacy he left, which included Running Start, a program that enables high school students to
gain community college credits while still in high school; the Basic Health Plan, which improved
health-care access for low-income Washingtonians; the Growth Management Act; and First Steps,
which improved health-care access for pregnant women. Gardner was age 76.—Julie Garner |