--- title: Mario Cuomo Dead: See His Life in Pictures description: The former three-term New York Governor died at the age of 82 on Sunday canonical: https://time.com/3652134/mario-cuomo-dead-obit-photos/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-02T16:28:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:06:27.382Z article:section: Politics og:title: See Mario Cuomo's Life in Pictures og:description: The former three-term New York Governor died at the age of 82 on Sunday og:url: https://time.com/3652134/mario-cuomo-dead-obit-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt55753df7bf48a520/698777da428a9e6e2bcc65c2/h_14530214.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Mario Cuomo New York Governor Dead Obit og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Mario Cuomo's Life in Pictures twitter:description: The former three-term New York Governor died at the age of 82 on Sunday twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt55753df7bf48a520/698777da428a9e6e2bcc65c2/h_14530214.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See Mario Cuomo's Life in Pictures > Sponsored content. 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Conrad—The New York Times/Redux by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Jan 2, 2015 4:28 PM UTC  Mario Cuomo, Democratic candidate for Lt. Gov. of New York State, at City Hall in New York City on Aug. 30, 1974. Frank Russo—New York Daily News Archive/Getty Images  Mrs. Marie LaGuardia endorsed Mario Cuomo's candidacy for Mayor, presenting him with one of Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia's famous hats for good luck, at Cuomo's Times Square headquarters in New York City on Oct. 25, 1977. Jack Manning—The New York Times/Redux  Governor-elect Mario Cuomo reads the morning papers with his wife, Matilda, at their home in the Queens borough of New York City on Nov. 3, 1982. Jim Wilson—The New York Times/Redux  Andrew Cuomo, right, with Mario Cuomo, during his father's first campaign for governor of New York, Sept. 24, 1982. William E. Sauro—The New York Times/Redux  Mario Coumo with his daughter Margaret before her marriage to Peter Perpignano on Oct. 10, 1982. Anthony Casale—New York Daily News Archive/Getty Images  Gov. Mario Cuomo puts on a vest as he leaves his office at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. on Jan. 20, 1983. Harry Hamburg—New York Daily News Archive/Getty Images  Marching down New York's Fifth Avenue during the Columbus Day Parade are (from left:) Congressman Mario Biaggi, New York City Mayor Edward Koch, Lt. Gov. Mario Cuomo and Westchester County Executive Alfred DelBello in New York City on Oct. 11, 1982. AP  Gov. Mario Cuomo, with some coaching by Mayor Ed Koch, left, throws out the first pitch at Shea Stadium, before a New York Mets game in New York City on April 5, 1983. Barton Silverman—The New York Times/Redux  New York Gov. Mario Cuomo gives a thumbs-up gesture with both hands during his keynote address to the opening session of the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco on July 17, 1984. AP  Mario Cuomo attends Hands Across America Benefit in Los Angeles on May 25, 1986. Ron Galella—WireImage/Getty Images  New York Governor Mario Cuomo points toward the camera as President Bill Clinton waves at the Cooper Union College in New York City on May 12, 1993. Greg Gibson—AP  New York Governor Mario Cuomo, right, converses with South African President Nelson Mandela at the Inter-Continental Hotel in New York City on Oct. 2, 1994. Malcolm Clarke—AP  New York Governor Mario Cuomo, left, New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, center, and New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton laugh during a light moment while touring the NYPD's shooting range in New York City on June 23, 1994. Ed Bailey—AP  Mario Cuomo, the three-term Democratic governor of New York, in 1995. Fred R. Conrad—The New York Times/Redux  Mario Cuomo, former governor of New York, speaks to media outside of federal court in New York City on March 19, 2012. Scott Eells—Bloomberg/Getty Images  Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo, accompanied by his wife Matilda Cuomo, serves as the Grand Marshal of the San Gennaro Grand Procession, kicking off the 87th annual San Gennaro Festival in the Little Italy section of New York City on Sept. 14, 2013. Angel Chevrestt—Zuma Press/Corbis  Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo embraces his father Mario after being reelected governor of New York, in New York City on Nov. 4, 2014. 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