Former state representative Opio Toure dies
Former state Rep. Opio Toure , 53, died early this morning in the intensive care unit of St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City , where he was being treated for a deteriorating lung condition.
A staunch opponent of the death penalty, Toure, a Democrat, was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1994 and served until 2006, when he was term-limited out of the election cycle.
“He really has given me...
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