God bless Jodi Rell,” he said. Rell, a Republican, was a former state representative and lieutenant governor before she served as the state’s 87th governor from 2004 to 2011.

A lone bagpiper played an ancient Irish tune, The Minstrel Boy, as a hearse bearing the body of Connecticut’s 87th governor, M. Jodi Rell, glided to a stop by the broad brick walk leading to the ...

Former Gov. M. Jodi Rell will lie in state at the state Capitol on Tuesday morning and her funeral will be held in Hartford in the afternoon, according to the governor’s office. M. Jodi Rell ...

Former Gov. M. Jodi Rell will lie in state at the state Capitol on Tuesday morning and her funeral will be held in Hartford in the afternoon, according to the governor’s office. M. Jodi Rell ...

Former Gov. M. Jodi Rell lays in state at the Connecticut State Capitol before the public is allowed to pay their respect in Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.

“At her core, Jodi Rell was a respectful person of integrity who wanted to do her best for the people of Connecticut, and she was willing to work with Democrats, independents and Republicans ...

Aaron Flaum Former Gov. M. Jodi Rell lays in state at the Connecticut State Capitol before the public is allowed to pay their respect in Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.

Funeral services for former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell were held Tuesday in Hartford. She died on Nov. 20 at the age of 78.

Jodi Rell became Gov. Rell, almost overnight, a very, very complicated time in our state.” In a pew nearby sat John G. Rowland, the proximate cause of that complicated time.

Mourners pay their respects to the former Governor M. Jodi Rell as she lays in state at the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant via AP) ...

Gov. Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz pay their respects to the former Governor M. Jodi Rell as she lays in state at the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.