Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo Dead at 82

Jan 1, 2015, 8:17 PM ET

Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo attends an event at the American Museum of Natural History on Nov. 3, 2009 in New York City.
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Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo died today at age 82, multiple sources confirmed to ABC News.

Cuomo, a Democrat who served as governor of the Empire State from 1983 to 1994, is the father of current New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Andrew Cuomo was sworn in to a second term as governor today, becoming the first Democrat to enter a second term as New York governor since his father, who reportedly was too frail to attend the ceremony.

"We're missing one family member," Andrew Cuomo said at his swearing in, according to an initial transcript from the governor's office. "My father is not with us today. We had hoped that he was going to be able to come; he is at home and he is not well enough to come. We spent last night with him. ... I went through the speech with him. He said it was good, especially for a second-termer. See, my father is a third-termer. But he sends his regards to all of you.
"He couldn't be here physically today, my father," Andrew Cuomo added. "But my father is in this room. He is in the heart and mind of every person who is here. He is here and he is here, and his inspiration and his legacy and his experience is what has brought this state to this point. So let's give him a round of applause."

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PHOTO: Governor Mario Cuomo appears during the annual Columbus Day Parade at Fifth Avenue on Oct. 8, 1984 in New York City.

Mario Cuomo delivered a heralded keynote speech at the 1984 Democratic National Conventionin San Francisco and was widely considered a likely candidate for president, though he never sought his party's nomination.

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PHOTO: Governor Mario Cuomo attends the Hands Across America Benefit on May 25, 1986 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Cuomo was ousted from the governor's mansion in 1994 after he was defeated by his Republican challenger, George Pataki.

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