Brooklyn, NY -- U.S. Representative Yvette D. Clarke (NY-11) released the following statement upon learning of the passing of her colleague, Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones:
“I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my close friend and esteemed colleague the Hon. Stephanie Tubbs Jones. I offer my prayers and well wishes to her family and the people she so diligently represented in Ohio.
Rep. Tubbs Jones will always have a special place in my heart. As a Member-elect, Stephanie reached out to me and has served as a mentor, guiding me through my first 19 months as a Member of the House.
God bless you Stephanie, I know you will be looking down on us and serving as a guide from heaven. You will be a trail blazer in heaven as you were on earth.”
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