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Jock Osler, a popular figure of national and Alberta political life who passed away August 5 at 83, bequeathed a bipartisan legacy of “respect, courtesy and generosity of spirit,” writes his longtime friend Lee Richardson, with whom former prime ministers Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney shared their memories.

Lee Richardson

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Jock Osler lived on the sunny side of the street. Through six decades of journalism and political life, he was always positiv, never off-balance — the kind of person people liked to be around. To adapt an aphorism, he was always the same way twice — collegial, reflexively helpful, insightful and unfailingly, often hilariously, honest.

While there were other talented writers, superb political strategists and tacticians of all stripes in all parties, none could emulate Jock’s breadth of spirit and joie de vivre. He was fun, with a razor-sharp mind, a wry self-deprecating wit, and an encyclopedic knowl

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Bill Richardson

American politician (–)

For other people named Bill Richardson, see Bill Richardson (disambiguation).

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In office January 1, &#;– January 1,
Lieutenant	Diane Denish
Preceded by	Gary Johnson
Succeeded by	Susana Martinez
In office August 18, &#;– January 20,
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Federico Peña
Succeeded by	Spencer Abraham
In office February 18, &#;– August 18,
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Madeleine Albright
Succeeded by	Richard Holbrooke
In office January 3, &#;– February 13,
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Bill Redmond
Born	William Blaine Richardson III ()November 15, Pasadena, California, U.S.
Died	September 1, () (aged&#;75) Chatham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse
Education	Tufts University (BA, MA)

William Blaine Richardson III (November 15, – S

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Richardson: Jock Osler, beloved politico. Honestly

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Jock Osler lived on the sunny side of the street. Through six decades of journalism and political life, he was always positive, never off-balance — the kind of person people liked to be around. To adapt an aphorism, he was always the same way twice — collegial, reflexively helpful, insightful and unfailingly, often hilariously, honest.

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While there were other talented writers, superb political strategists and tacticians of all stripes in all parties, none could emulate Jock’s breadth of spirit and joie de vivre. He was fun, with a razor-sharp mind, a wry self-deprecating wit and an encyclopedic knowledge of Canadian political history.

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But the thing about Jock was this: he respected everyone. Allies and opponents alike