Mario Cuomo, New York’s 52nd Governor, died on Jan. 1, 2015.
NEW YORK – The funeral for former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo is scheduled to take place Tuesday in New York City. New York’s 52nd Governor died on Jan. 1, 2015 – just hours after his son Andrew Cuomo was sworn into his second term in office as the state’s 56th governor.
Cuomo was most remembered for a speech at the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, where he focused on an America divided between haves and have-nots and scolded Republican President Ronald Reagan for not working to close that gap.
He came to his stances from personal experience, the son of an Italian immigrant father who struggled economically
Cuomo’s funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Ignatius Loyola Church on Park Avenue in Manhattan. It followed a wake on Monday, where hundreds of mourners waited in a line that stretched more than a block to pay their respects.
Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton were among those expected Tuesday. Other high-profile mourners were at the wake Monday, including Vice President Joe Biden, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, actor Alan Alda and former state Comptroller Carl McCall.
Cuomo, 82, died in his Manhattan home on Thursday evening. As a result of his father’s death, Gov. Andrew Cuomo postponed his State of the State address, scheduled for Wednesday, until Jan. 21.
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