#  Multireligious Responses to Wellstone's Death 

 





October 28, 2002

 

 

Source: Star Tribune

On October 28, 2002 the *Star Tribune* reported that "through silence and song, sermons and witness, halting voices and tears,Minnesotans of all denominations mourned the late U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone onSunday... Commemorations weren't confined to churches. Outside the State Capitol,nearly 300 people, most of them Hmong, gathered to praise the Wellstones... The nearly two-hour-long service began with a traditional Hmong mourningprocession. Hundreds marched from the Veterans Memorial to the Capitol steps,accompanied by music said to announce to the spirits that a deceased relative iscoming to their world... Speaking in Hmong, state Sen. Mee Moua, DFL-St. Paul, tearfullydescribed Wellstone's impact on her, leading many to lower their heads and cryas well."



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Interfaith ](/religions/interfaith)
- [ Other Traditions ](/religions/other-traditions)
- [ Other Indigenous Traditions ](/religions/other-indigenous-traditions)
 
 

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