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AdventureBum t1_jbrn2sk wrote

Reply to comment by etcpt in Inside Washington State Legislative Building by IdaMez

I actually met governor Locke there once while singing with my high school chamber choir way back in the 90s (we were on our way back to school from a performance and decided to stop by and take advantage of the acoustics). The Governor heard us and came out of his office to meet us, then invited us back into his office briefly for a photo op which ended up in the school news lol.

I’ve also helped produce the AV for several inaugural balls held there, for governors Locke, Gregoire and Inslee, and ran the jib camera for a couple of them 😁 It’s a beautiful campus.

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sglanders444 t1_jbtxjr1 wrote

My kids went to Centennial elementary school with Gary Locke’s kids. Mona would show up at the school to pick up their kids with her State Patrol entourage. I waited in the hall for kids on many occasions. My daughter had one of the Locke kids in her class and they went to the capital to plant a tree in honor of the third one.

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AdventureBum t1_jbubgyv wrote

I went there too! For a year, anyway. I had just moved to Oly from Shelton and went there for a year before going to Washington Middle School.

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BourbonBurro t1_jbud0rs wrote

I miss having him as Governor. My parents were die hard Republicans, but even they voted for him.

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