Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who rose to become one of New Jersey’s most prominent Black leaders and passionately advocated for revitalizing cities and against gun violence, died Tuesday after a sudden illness. She was 71. Oliver served as Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s top deputy, stepping in for him while the governor was out of state. She also overseeing the Department of Community Affairs, which coordinates state aid to towns and cities and supervises code enforcement. No cause of death was given, Murphy’s office said in a statement from the Oliver family. Oliver was serving as acting governor while Murphy and his family are on vacation in Italy.
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offer and the pull to go can outweigh the fear. caroline davies, bbc news, punjab, pakistan. in other news: the lieutenant governor of the us state of newjersey has died. shelia oliver had been serving in that role since 2018. before that, she was the state s first black woman to be speaker of the general assembly. newjersey governor phil murphy praies her as a trailblazer in every sense of the word. she was 71 years old. a settlement has been reached between the descendants of henrietta lacks and thermo fisher scientific. this comes after the biotech firm exploited locks cancer cells, following her death in 1951, to develop revolutionary new treatments, fuelling a billion dollar biotech industry. ms lacks abnormally resilient cancer cells were removed without consent and used for decades without her family s full knowledge. locks cells were the first human cells to survive and reproduce indefinitely in lab conditions.
Hudson County electeds pay tribute to Lt Gov Sheila Oliver after her sudden passing hudsoncountyview.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hudsoncountyview.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.