5 things:
1. Mayor Marion S. Barry, 78, died last night on his way home from the hospital. Nobody's saying why he went to the hospital two days ago, or why they let him out yesterday afternoon.
2. He stayed in the hospital to watch TV for a while after they said he could leave.
3. And he asked his driver to take him to a restaurant (also unnamed) for a bite to eat before taking him home.
4. He collapsed as he walked in the door of his home. Present was his former wife, Cora Masters Berry, who rode back to the hospital with him in the ambulance after his collapse.
5. We'll miss this man hugely. He knew DC finances better than anyone else, and he was, as Elissa Silverman said, "a voice for the voiceless." Never mind all the nastiness over his arrest for drug use.
Surprise! The man was a sinner--aren't we all?
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