U.S. Senator Ken Salazar

Member of the Agriculture, Energy and Veterans Affairs Committees

 

2300 15th Street, Suite 450 Denver, CO 80202 | 702 Hart Senate Building, Washington, D.C. 20510

 

 

For Immediate Release

January 31, 2006

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 Sen. Ken Salazar Releases Statement on the Passing of Coretta Scott King

WASHINGTON — Upon hearing of the passing of Coretta Scott King, United States Senator Ken Salazar issued the following statement:

“It is with deep regret that I learned of the passing of one of our nation’s most dynamic and dedicated proponents of civil rights, Coretta Scott King.

“Coretta Scott King worked to further the dream of her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., of racial and social harmony here in the United States. After her husband’s death, Mrs. King went on to become a spokesperson for racial and economic justice for all Americans.

“My thoughts and prayers are with her four children, Yolanda, Martin III, Dexter and Bernice, and the entire King family. She will be deeply missed by all Americans.”

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