And yet, we state workers remember him as the Gov. who froze our wages in the face of years of inflation.

And offered to drink a glass of PCBs when the Binghamton State Office Building was contaminated by a fire.

And tried to raze a man's house on Shelter Island because it partially blocked his view of the water.

Hurray for New York. Hurray for Carey. Sometimes people rise to the challenge. May he Rest In Peace!