A Tribute to Frances Ohmstede
Ken Ohmstede sent me a lovely note today about his mother, Frances. I want to share the message with you. We all need to continuously say thanks for those Democrats who worked so hard for so many years. We are blessed by their legacy, as we create our own for the next generation of leaders.
“Hello and Good Morning Ms. Waak,
I see that you are very busy with the up coming convention.. What an exciting time.
You don’t know me as I have been on the side lines for a while. (YES, time to get involved again.)
The reason for my email is to let you know about the passing of my mother Frances Ohmstede of Lincoln Nebraska. She knew a lot of people in the Colo. Dem Party in the 70’s and 80′ and I don’t know if you have a way of getting word to them or not.
Some of the people who would like the information about Frances would be, Gary Hart, Dick & Dottie Lamm, Tim Wirth, Pat Schroder, and David Skaggs.
I don’t remember who the party chairmen were at the time, but Colorado and Nebraska did a lot of working together in the 70’s and 80’s on the DNC.
The Nebraska Dem’s have posted a blog. http://www.nebraskademocrats.org/blog/1237/remembering-frances-ohmstede
Just a quick story: My Mother convinced Sen. Geroge Mcgovern to run for president and he said he would if she would run the show. She did for a short time until I introduced Gary Hart to Mom at the McClusky Commission meeting here in Denver. Gary soon became the driving force for the McGovern Campain. I don’t know the details but when Gary sent flowers to my Mother on the Covention floor Sam Donaldson shoved a microphone into my Mother’s nose trying to get the story. Sam never did another interview with my Mother.
Well I had better let you get back to the important things. Like turning this country around. lol.
Best wishes.
Ken Ohmstede
Englewood Co.”
