PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Former Gov. Bill Janklow will be remembered
not only as a dominant figure in the South Dakota Republican Party,
but also as a politician who known to cross party lines to forge
friendships and alliances.
So say those who knew the former governor and congressman who
died Thursday after a months-long battle with brain cancer.
Janklow's body will lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda in
Pierre from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday, followed by a Wednesday
funeral in Sioux Falls. U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle, a Democrat, is set
to give Janklow's eulogy at 10:30 a.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran
Church.
Daschle told the Associated Press that those who could call
Janklow a friend were "really, really blessed."
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
AP-NY-01-15-12 1402EST

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