PDA Mourns the Loss of Marilyn Clement
August 3, 2009
The Progressive Democrats of America community expresses our sorrow over the death of Marilyn Clement, who lost her battle with cancer today. We extend our deepest sympathies to her family and will always remember Marilyn as an example of what one person can accomplish against extreme odds.
Most recently the national coordinator for
Healthcare NOW!, Marilyn was a prominent and driving force for single-payer healthcare in America. Her leadership and generosity of spirit will be sorely missed.
Beyond her many accomplishments, Marilyn had been with PDA since our founding in Roxbury five years ago; she
helped develop PDA's Healthcare for All Issue Organizing Team and was a
contributing writer on
pdamerica.org.
After a week where single-payer healthcare saw
movement on the Hill and a celebration rally for
Medicare's 44th birthday in Washington, it is sad that Marilyn will miss the culmination of her life's work. She left us with the knowledge that our fight will continue in large part due to her advocacy.
It is up to those of us who remain to carry on Marilyn's work. Single-payer advocates will mourn her death, and we'll use our grief to power our actions for a just and humane single-payer healthcare system that places people's needs over corporate profits.
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