Rep. Becca Balint on Passing of Vermont State Senator Dick Sears
June 03, 2024
June 03, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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"I am so sad to learn of Dick Sears passing. This is a deep loss for Vermont. His was a true life of service, rising from profoundly humble beginnings to serve as Chair of Vermont's Senate Judiciary Committee for nearly 30 years. His work stands as a monument. He did more to shape Vermont's judicial system than anyone in that time. He steered it with wisdom, an openness to . . .
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"I am so sad to learn of Dick Sears passing. This is a deep loss for Vermont. His was a true life of service, rising from profoundly humble beginnings to serve as Chair of Vermont's Senate Judiciary Committee for nearly 30 years. His work stands as a monument. He did more to shape Vermont's judicial system than anyone in that time. He steered it with wisdom, an openness to . . .