Joe Donnelly: “It was a spontaneous vigil that had started approximately 3 in the afternoon on a Friday. And in a matter of just a few…”

“It was a spontaneous vigil that had started approximately 3 in the afternoon on a Friday. And in a matter of just a few hours, we all congregated at her house at approximately 6:30. And so I headed on over there, and it was spectacular, to say the least. There were police cars everywhere, and what they were trying to do was control the huge crowd that had come to Julia's house to testify for her and to pray for her and to show her how much they loved her. And at that time, Julia was so ill that she was not able to come outside the house. But she had friends and relatives come out and say Julia isn't able to come out and speak for herself, but she told us to tell you how much she loved you. And the best part of the crowd was that it wasn't the captains of industry. It wasn't all the famous politicians over the years from Indiana. It was the regular, everyday folks who came out to show her how much they appreciated her hard work over the years; that every time they needed a champion, Julia Carson was there for them. And when you needed a friend, and Julia Carson stood up for you, you had no stronger champion.”