Harrisburg then – On Monday evening, Governor Josh Shapiro And First Lady Lori Shapiro Organized a reception in the governor's residence in order to support the ongoing efforts to rebuild and restore the historical house after the arson attack and to try to murder in April. They were accompanied by all five living former governors and first women as well as members of the families of Thornburg and Casey, who represented more than four decades of governors and first families who lived and spent time in the residence.
“We are so proud to act as a governor and first lady of our big Commonwealth. After the arson in the governor's residence, we became considerable by the support of former governors, first women and first families,” said “Governor Josh Shapiro and First Lady Lori Shapiro. “We are proud to take the baton from those who came in front of us and carry them forward – and when we gathered last night, we promised ourselves to support the common residence for future generations.”
Among those present were:
- Former governor Tom Wolf & First Lady Frances Wolf
- Former governor Tom Corbett & First Lady Susan Corbett
- The former governor Ed Rendell & First Lady Midge Rendell
- Former Governor Mark Schweiker & First Lady Kathy Schweiker
- Former governor Tom Ridge and First Lady Michele Ridge
- The former US Senator Bob Casey and Terese Casey for the Casey family
- David Thornburgh & John Thornburgh for the Thornburgh family
- Lieutenant governor Austin Davis and second Lady Blayre Holmes Davis
“As head of the governor Ridge and Governor Schweiker, I have many memories of late nights, meetings and events in the governor's residence,” said Mark Campbell, former head of the governor Ridge and Schweiker. “We all feel privileged to be members of the small group of people who had the honor of serving Pennsylvania from the Executive branch, and we wanted to be there to support the family and staff of Shapiro after the heartbreaking attack on this historical house was proud.
“For over 55 years, the governor's place of residence has been an important part of the history of our Commonwealth – governors and their cabinet have gathered there to make important decisions, the visits have eaten, and members of the public have seen priceless historical artifacts and works of art” Andrew Lowery, executive director of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. “All five former governors and first women – as well as members of the families in Casey and Thornburgh – are to return to the residence last night how important this building is for our Commonwealth. The historical and museum representative of Pennsylvania is proud to tell Pennsylvania through the history of the governor, and see that with the history of visitors for the gearbox History of the gear. “
“As the former executive director of the cross -party administrative committee, I worked with legislators and governors of both parties to make progress in Pennsylvania,” said The Pennsylvania Council on Susan Cohen Susan Cohen, who previously headed the PA House of representative of the PA House of representatives and worked for the PA Historical and Museum Commission. “It was a nice representation of our joint commitment for our Commonwealth and the support of the governors and the governor's apartment. The Pennsylvanians should be proud of how our first families appeared after this tragic attack.”
The reception agreed to the governor's residence protection fund – a committed fund in the Pennsylvania team – to support the efforts to restore the building according to the arson attack. The Department of General Services (DGS) Work around the clock to restore the state's dining room and the state reception area in the residence after they were significantly damaged in the attack. Governor and First Lady Shapiro hope to reopen the damaged areas of the residence to the public this summer.
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