Speechwriter Richard Cross III dies
November 15, 2017
"A very quirky personality, but will be missed."
โข Speechwriter Richard Cross III died last week at 51. No cause of death has been determined. Cross, who wrote for Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, was remembered as โa Republican one could talk with in comfort and security that he didnโt believe Democrats were the spawn of Satan,โ according to McDaniel College political science professor Herbert Smith, quoted in The Baltimore Sun. โReasoned political discourse is indeed lessened by his loss.โ
I prefer the quoteโand I bet that somewhere, Cross does tooโfrom former Governor Ehrlich, who Cross criticized after leaving his employ. โRichard was a good writer and played an important role in the Ehrlich administration. Richard had a very quirky personality but will be missed.โ
The standard speechwriterโs epitaph. โDM