Gov. Maua Healey may very well be on the verge of breaking one other barrier.
Now that her new homosexual associate has been revealed, she may turn out to be the primary governor to be married on the State House.
And you possibly can not discover a extra becoming place to carry a wedding ceremony than in one of many grand and ornate rooms styled by the nice Boston architect Charles Bulfinch who accomplished building of the historic constructing in 1798.
I do know. I attended a marriage there as soon as.
First, although, Healey’s associate Joanna Lydgate, 42, as soon as Healey’s chief deputy within the lawyer basic’s workplace, must finalize her divorce, if the pair have been to be married and never simply reside collectively.
According to the Boston Globe in a most disingenuous puff piece, Healey, 51, has been in a secret relationship with Lydgate, the mom of two kids ages 9 and 11, for 2 years.
The paper wrote that whereas the 2 labored collectively within the lawyer basic’s workplace for 10 years, and Lydgate turned Healey’s prime deputy, their relationship didn’t start till a number of months after Lydgate left the workplace in 2020.
And this was wonderful with Lydgate’s soon-to-be former husband, who referred to as Lydgate a “super mom.” He stated, “Maura is part of our family” who was concerned with the kids ever since they have been very younger.
The husband, who was unnamed within the Globe story, stated he was glad the kids have Healey “as a role model, and a friend and a caregiver.”
The paper, like in a superb cleaning soap opera, was cautious to level out that Healey didn’t start her relationship with Lydgate till after Healey broke up together with her earlier long-time homosexual associate who was additionally unnamed.
Lydgate and her husband, the paper stated, reside part-time in a house in an unnamed suburb the place the 2 kids are rising up.
Anyway, the unnamed soon-to-be ex-husband and his unnamed new lady associate attended Healey’s inaugural on the State House together with Lydgate and the 2 kids. Healey, nonetheless, didn’t introduce them in her speech, as is customary at gubernatorial inaugurals.
“This is a person I love very much, and I have great respect and admiration for,” Healey stated.
So, every thing is all proper. The Boston Globe got here to the rescue, overlaying up and spinning the story simply so, whereas hiding the data till after Healey’s election and inauguration.
If Healey have been a straight white male, the paper would have hammered him.
Still, as a person who believes everybody needs to be married at the very least as soon as, a second State House wedding ceremony could be good.
It may very well be held within the historic and marvelously ornate Senate Reading Room, which is simply throughout from the Senate Chamber in Bulfinch’s unique State House. The room reeks of Bulfinch’s architectural and design aptitude.
Dick Flavin of Quincy was married there. It was the primary wedding ceremony ever held within the State House.
But Dick, the Boston Red Sox poet and public tackle announcer, who handed away final week at age 86, married the stunning Betsy Gildersleeve there in 1971.
Dick, a superb pal, later turned a widely known tv reporter, editor, author, public speaker and commentator.
Perhaps getting use of the room had one thing to do together with his friendship with then-Senate President Kevin B. Harrington or that Dick was Boston Mayor Kevin’s White 1967 marketing campaign press secretary.
Anyway, it was an exquisite fall November afternoon. Kevin White presided. It was like one thing out of the 1800s, and also you virtually anticipated Bulfinch to stroll in.
The gentle streamed in by the big home windows. The girls wore lengthy attire, and the lads have been in darkish fits with ties. A string quartet performed tender music. Waiters circled about serving champagne. Everybody was younger.
Following the ceremony {couples} led by Dick and Betsy paraded down Park Street to famed Locke-Ober’s the place a wonderful dinner was served.
Later everybody gathered and walked to The Last Hurrah on the close by Parker House to drink and dance.
It was the grandest of weddings.
Maybe we will do it once more.
Peter Lucas is a veteran Massachusetts political reporter and columnist.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”