Republican congressional candidate Mia Love talks with reporters during the Utah State GOP election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Congresswoman Mia Love Laid To Rest

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Funeral services were held yesterday for former Utah Congresswoman Mia Love. The 49-year-old died last month after a battle with brain cancer. She was remembered after her body lay in state Sunday at the Utah State Capitol Rotunda. Flags will remain at half-staff through sundown. Love was the first Black Republican woman in Congress and Utah’s first Black lawmaker.

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