WEBVTT JOHN?JOHN: A LOT OF REMEMBRANCESABOUT TOM LUKEN TODAY AT SAINTXAVIER CHURCH DOWNTOWN.A LOT OF POLITICAL LUMINARIESARE HERE TO PAY THEIR RESPECTSTO THE LUKEN FAMILY.LUKEN'S SON SHARING STORIESABOUT ONE OF CINCINNATI'S MOSTPOWERFUL AND PASSIONATEPOLITICAL LEADERS.HE WAS 92 WHEN HE DIED LAST WEEKFORMER MAYOR FORMER CONGRESSMAN.FORMER MAYOR FORMER CONGRESSMANAND LIFELONG DEMOCRATIC PARTYLEADER WHO WAS NOT SHY ABOUTANYTHING.HE WORE HIS POLITICAL BELIEFS ONHIS SLEEVE.HE WAS A MENTOR TO SO MANY YOU'DLOSE COUNT.HE MARCHED AT SELMA, CHAMPIONEDBUS TRANSPORTATION FOR THE POOR,DEMONSTRABLY OPPOSED THE DEATHPENALTY LONG AFTER HE LEFTPUBLIC OFFICE.HE COULD BE ROUGH AND GRUFF YETTENDERHEARTED AS WELL.IN HIS SENIOR YEARS, HE READ TOUNDERPRIVILEGED SCHOOL CHILDREN.HE WAS AN OLD-TIME POLITICIANWHO WORKED THE CHURCH FESTIVALSEXPERTLY, GENUINELY, AND HE WASIN HIS ELEMENT THERE.>> 50 PEOPLE WOULD COME OVER ANDALL THE DRINKING BEER ON TOMLUKEN.THAT WAS THE BEAUTY OF TOM.HE LOVES THAT KIND OF THING.JOHN: TOM LUKEN PUT HIS HAND ONYOUR SHOULDER TO EITHER GETRESULTS, OR HE COULD USE THESAME HAND TO POUND HIS FIST ONTHE TABLE.WHATEVER IT TOOK.HE WAS LEGENDARY, AND A SENSE.THAT IS WHAT A LOT OF POLITICALLEADERS ARE TALKING ABOUT.