Menino was 'bold, big-hearted, and Boston strong,' Obama says

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Former Mayor Thomas Menino's time at Boston University was short, but he leaves an indelible impression with his fellow faculty, students, and staff. Signing on last February to lead the Initiative on Cities, Menino (Hon.

BOSTON (CBS) – Dear Mayor Menino: I hear you're not doing well, but I thought it might cheer you up a bit to hear that you are doing good. Really good. In the more than five decades that I have lived here, I have never seen 

“Bold, big-hearted, and Boston strong, Tom was the embodiment of the city he loved and led for more than two decades,” Obama said in a statement on Thursday afternoon upon learning that Menino had died. “As Boston's longest-serving mayor, Tom helped 

Mayor Menino loved sports. Especially baseball. The last time I saw him was in the Houghton Mifflin box at Fenway Park at the end of September, and he told me he was certain the Red Sox were going to re-sign Jon Lester this offseason. I told him that