Bill Clinton 's silent embrace of Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones ' son resonated loudly . So , that 's one thing I did learn [ from my mother ] at a very early age . '' Tubbs Jones , 58 , died suddenly a week ago of a brain aneurysm . The congressman was the first black woman elected to Congress from Florida in 40 years and one of only two African Americans on Florida's congressional delegation.
Bill Clinton 's silent embrace of Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones ' son resonated loudly . Tubbs Jones , 58 , died suddenly a week ago of a brain aneurysm . The congressman was the first black woman elected to Congress from Florida in 40 years and one of only two African Americans on Florida's congressional delegation.