Just got a statement from the Nutter folks.
“We are shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of James M. Barnett, husband of Camille Barnett who is the incoming Managing Director in the Administration. Mr. Barnett was killed early this morning in a car accident during his commute from Washington D.C. to Philadelphia. During the process of bringing Camille to Philadelphia and announcing her appointment, I, as well as many of the staff members and volunteers on the Nutter Transition Team had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know James. We found him to be a warm and a gentle man. All of our hopes and prayers are with the Barnett Family in their time of loss.”
Very sad news indeed.
Our deepest sympathies also go out to Mrs. Barnett.
(edited to add) Inquirer has just a few more details including that the couple's daughter and granddaughter were also in the car and survived the accident but their condition is not yet known. We'll keep you up to date on this very tragic incident.
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The first picture that philly.com ran of incoming managing director, Camille Barnett, after the news about her husband's death broke seemed a little inappropriate because it was a file photo of her smiling a few months back. Philly.com seemed to recognize this and a few hours later changed the picture to one where she isn't smiling at the same event, but in this picture, Mike Nutter appears to be enjoying the news. I don't know which picture accompanies the story worse.
Posted by Chris | January 4, 2008 4:53 PM