Elizabeth McCann, the mother of Assemblywoman Barbara McCann Stamato and former Jersey City Mayor Gerald McCann, died on December 30. She was 99.
McCann Stamato said her mother “was clear that she didn’t want to be 100.”
“She didn’t want to die, but she was so tired of living. The last few (and I mean few) months, her mind began to play tricks on her, and it scared her. We tried to ‘fix’ her with meds, but it made it worse,” McCann Stamato said on social media. “I prayed for two things: I wanted her to go in her sleep because I knew the thought of dying scared her, and I wanted to only remember the good days and laugh when I think of her. My prayers are answered.”…