Remembering my late friend #ThirmanMilner as we close #BlackHistoryMonth Former #StateRep 1979-1981 and #StateSenator 1993-1995, who made HISTORY as the first #AfricanAmerican #Mayor in all of #NewEngland when he became #Mayor of @CityofHTFD and served from 1981 until 1987.

One year since we lost an ICON, #ThirmanMilner May his memory be a blessing! 🙏

Thinking of my friend #ThirmanMilner as we wrap up #BlackHistoryMonth May he #RestinPeace 🙏 And #RestinPower ✊️

As we begin #BlackHistoryMonth today, I remember #ThirmanMilner Former #Connecticut #StateRep (1979-1981, 1991-1993) #StateSenator (1993-1995) and #Mayor of the @CityofHTFD (1981-1987) Becoming the first Black #Mayor elected in ALL of #NewEngland May his memory be a blessing! 🙏

I have NEVER seen a funeral service for a #Mayor quite like this. It is like a #President has died! #ThirmanMilner was an ICON. Let his legacy of opening doors for others now live on, in us all. #RIPThirmanMilner #MakeGoodTrouble #CTPolitics 🙏💔

Honored to celebrate the life of #Former #Mayor #ThirmanMilner this afternoon. A trailblazer and an icon for the @CityofHTFD, our state and our nation. He leaves behind very difficult shoes to fill. A legacy must now live on, in us all. 🙏 #RIPThirmanMilner #MakeGoodTrouble 💔

@RepJohnLarson former @CityofHTFD #Mayor @EddiePerez and former #StateSenator #EricColeman (Who succeeded #ThirmanMilner in the #CTStateSenate) speak at his memorial service this morning. #RIPThirmanMilner 💔🙏

#ThirmanMilner was a #Connecticut icon, a @CityofHTFD trailblazer and a selfless/dedicated public servant for our entire NATION. He leaves behind very difficult shoes to fill as well as a legacy, that must now live on, in us all. 🙏💔 #RIPThirmanMilner #MakeGoodTrouble 🙏

#ThirmanMilner retired from the #CTStateSenate in 1994, to fight Cancer. He went on to live another THREE decades. He was a fighter throughout his life and a fighter for justice and #EqualityforAll of us. May his memory be a blessing. May his legacy live on. #RIPThirmanMilner 🙏

Remembering former @CityofHTFD #Mayor #ThirmanMilner #RIP 💔

#ThirmanMilner was an icon and a trailblazer for our city, our state and our entrie nation. As a member of the #CTStateLegislature, the @NAACPCT and as the first Black Mayor of BOTH the @CityofHTFD and in all of #NewEngland, he opened doors for many others to walk through. 🙏

Just payed my respects to former @CityofHTFD #Mayor #ThirmanMilner who is lying in state at #HartfordCityHall! Until 2 p.m! @GovNedLamont @LGSusanB and the CURRENT #Mayor #ArunanArulampalam were there. Tomorrow afternoon, I plan on attending the Memorial Service, where @TheRevAl Shapton will be in

#ThirmanMilner former #StateRep #StateSenator and #Mayor of @CityofHTFD The first Black #Mayor in all of #NewEngland An icon, a trailblazer and a friend. He will be missed and it will be an honor to attend his funeral on #Friday #RIPThirmanMilner #CTPolitics 💔🙏

Former state Rep. Joe Serra remembered as 'Mr. Middletown,' a man of the people with a big heart Serra represented the CT 33rd House District and was known to "hold court" at a Main Street diner that always had a table for him to gab with constituents.

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#Connecticut says goodbye to former #Governor #JodiRell former @CityofHTFD #Mayor #ThirmanMilner and NOW former #StateSenator #JoeSerra And then there were THREE! He was a great friend and a true public servant. #RIPJoeSerra #CTPolitics 💔

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#ThirmanMilner was an icon and a trailblazer who served the @CityofHTFD at both the State and Local level and was the first #AfricanAmerican elected #Mayor in all of #NewEngland May his legacy live on and his memory be a blessing! 🙏 #RIPThirmanMilner 💔

Whoever writes the history books, will describe #ThirmanMilner and #MichaelPeters as the greatest #Mayors the @CityofHTFD has EVER had. Now they are both back in the heavens together. #RIPThirmanMilner #RestinPower 💔🙏 #HartfordHasIt #CTPolitics

#ThirmanMilner and #MikePeters are by far, the greatest #Mayors our city has ever had. PERIOD! #RIPThirmanMilner #RestinPower 🙏

New England's first Black mayor Thirman Milner has died at age 91 Former Hartford mayor Thirman Milner, known for becoming the first Black mayor in all of New England, has died at the age of 91, officials confirmed to NBC Connecticut. Milner became the first African...

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#ThirmanMilner was a @CityofHTFD legend, a #Connecticut icon and a trailblazer for our entire nation. He leaves behind very difficult shoes to fill with a legacy that must now live on, in us all. May his memory be a blessing. 🙏 #RIPThirmanMilner 💔

Former #StateRepresentative, (1979-1981), #Mayor of the CityofHTFD (1981-1987) and #StateSenator (1989-1995) #ThirmanMilner was an icon and a trailblazer who was not only the first #AfricanAmerican (And person of color) to lead our city, but the first one to do so,

Just DAYS after the death of #JodiRell, #Connecticut has lost ANOTHER icon. Former #StateRep #StateSenator and #Mayor of @CityofHTFD #ThirmanMilner The first Black #Mayor in all of #NewEngland A legacy must now live on, in us all. May his memory be a blessing #RIPThirmanMilner 💔