While Democrats and Sen. Deccio, a Republican leader, were often on different sides of issues, we respected his leadership, his willingness to listen to all sides of public questions and his unflagging dedication to principle. Countless lives in Washington are better off because of Sen. Deccio’s leadership on health care and prescription drugs. Indeed, many Washingtonians are alive today because of Sen. Deccio’s early, courageous and effective commitment to AIDS treatment and prevention.
If there is ever a Washington
State edition of Profiles in Courage, one of the chapters must surely be titled
“Alex Deccio.” House Democrats join our Republican colleagues in the
House and Senate in honoring the memory and mourning the loss of Alex Deccio, a
Washington leader who will be missed.
