Leo Tarcisius McCarthy

We are sorry for your loss.
Our prayers and thoughts are with your family.
love
The Del Cupolo Family
St Stephen Family

Dear Sharon,

Today in Sydney, Australia I read the notice of your father's death and wish to express to you and your family my sympathy and assurance of prayers. It was always a joy to vote for him. I was sorry when he retired but know he continuted doing good for others. May he enjoy eternal life with his family who have gone before him and you be encouraged with the thought of knowing what a great Irish American Catholic he was. God bless.

My daughter, Kelly Elena Marshall, and I wish to express our deepest sympathy to the McCarthy family.

Kelly Elena attended the University of San Francisco having graduated in May, 2006. She was fortunate to have been in Mr. McCarthy's Center for Public Service and the Common Good program at USF. Mr. McCarthy was both helpful and encouraging to the students in this program and through his mentoring, Kelly Elena has chosen to seek a career in public service.

Kelly Elena and I both feel it was both a pleasure and an honor to have met Leo McCarthy. He was a charismatic gentleman and he will be greatly missed.

Condolences from,

MaryHelen Marshall-Sullivan and Kelly Elena Marshall

Maria and I want to thank Governor McCarthy and his family for allowing me the wonderful opportunity to work for him from 1989 to 1992 in the Lieutenant Governor's Office. He truly attracted the best and brightest people, many of whom I still call friends and colleagues to this day. Leo was incredibly givng to all of us who worked for him - a great mentor and role model. As an Irish Catholic kid from New Jersey finding my way in California, Leo provided a compass for me. I was very fortunate to have worked for Governor McCarthy as his representative on the State Lands Commission. He sent me to Alaska shortly after the Valdez oil spill to see what California could do to better protect its coast from similar calamities. Leo then lead the fight for comprehensive legislation - the Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act. Without Leo's vision and leadership, it never would have been enated. What is ieven moreremarkable is that he did this not as Speaer, but as Lieutenant Governor. There are so many examples like this of him exercising toughtful leadership, it could fill a book and hopefully someday will. Thanks you for sharing Leo with all of us. The world is a better place for it and we all share with you a great sense of loss.