Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver remembered in a memorial service as fighter for those in need -
Dionne Warwick, a New Jersey native, called her friend “a person who never, ever met a stranger” and who “knew everyone intimately even though they were not intimately known.”
“She loved to laugh - and she loved a good piece of gossip, too,” Warwick said, drawing laughter herself. Oliver’s U.S. flag-draped casket lay in state Friday near the state seal in the Capitol rotunda, drawing a stream of legislators, former staffers and members of the public to pay their respects. In addition to serving as Murphy’s top deputy, stepping in while he was out of the state, Oliver also oversaw the Department of Community Affairs, which coordinates state aid to towns and cities and supervises code enforcement. Oliver was in the Assembly, serving as speaker from 2010 to 2014, before becoming Murphy’s running mate in 2017., Murphy earned a sociology degree from Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University and had a master’s degree in community organization from Columbia University.
The state constitution requires Murphy to name a successor within 45 days of the vacancy. Until he does so, Senate President Nicholas Scutari will serve as acting governor if Murphy leaves the state or is incapacitated.
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