This evening's Senate prayer, offered by the Rev. Mike Morris, addressed Sen. Basnight's loss. Click here to listen.
More from the Associated Press:
Sandy Tillett Basnight, the wife of Senate leader Marc Basnight and guiding hand for their Outer Banks seafood restaurant, died Sunday after an extended illness, his office said Monday. Lawmakers praised Sandy Basnight as the power behind the powerful Dare County Democrat, saying she made it possible for Basnight to serve in the Legislature since 1985 by taking care of their business and their two daughters. "He's done so much for our region of the state and the only reason he was able to do that was because she was in the background doing so much for him," said Rep. Bill Owens, D-Pasquotank, whose district falls within Basnight's Senate district.