New Hampshire’s most popular governor, John Lynch, and his wife, Dr. Susan Lynch, were very kind to Tomie. When Dr. Lynch realized that Tomie had never met Mary Louise Hancock, Dr. Lynch arranged for a meeting during a relaxed lunch in Governor Lynch’s office in the State House in 2010.
Mary Louise Hancock had been called the “Grand Dame” of New Hampshire politics. PEOPLE magazine wrote in 1988 prior to the New Hampshire presidential primary that a visit with Mary Louise was “an obligatory stop” for Democratic candidates.
Months after that lunch, we had dinner with Mary Louise (seated) and her friend, Juliana Eades (then president of the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund), at the New London Inn. Tomie was able to share stories of his family’s roller coaster adventures in politics. (Bob)
https://www.unh.edu/unhtoday/2018/05/memoriam-mary-louise-hancock-42
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