NEW YORK—At former three-term New York governor Mario Cuomo’s funeral service Tuesday, his son, current governor Andrew Cuomo, eulogized him as a philosopher, poet, advocate, and crusader.
Inside St. Ignatius Loyola Church, Andrew Cuomo delivered a eulogy that spanned from Mario Cuomo’s eloquent speeches drawing national attention to the days when father and son roomed together during the latter’s law school years and enjoyed frozen dinners.
Mario Cuomo had compassion for the sick and needy and loved being governor so much that he preferred it over a potential nomination for U.S. Supreme Court, or a run for presidency, said his son.
He was not interested in pleasing the audience. Not in speech, not in life.
