Holding his son Andrew's arm in victory was probably Mario Cuomo's last great achievement in his life, as every father always wishes that his son can take over the business from him. In this case after being governor of New York from January 1983 to December 1994 (12 years), Mario Cuomo's son Andrew Cuomo became governor of New York on January 1, 2011. Andrew Cuomo began his second term as governor of New York today, and Mario Cuomo was pronounced dead only hours after his son Andrew gave his inaugural speech at the age of 82.
Mario Cuomo had been hospitalized right after Thanksgiving. His son Andrew changed his second inauguration plans from Albany to the World Trade Center to be closer to his father. Andrew even mentioned in his speech that he had hoped that his father Mario could have been at the inauguration, but was home and not well enough to come. Andrew even said that the family had visited with his father Mario last night to ring in the new year.
Mario Cuomo has passed away at the age of 82.
