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Former Mayor [Jim] West dies
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Jul 22, 2006 03:36pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Spokane Spokesman-Review |
| News Date | Saturday, July 22, 2006 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Jim West, who was one of Spokane’s most successful politicians for a quarter-century until he was turned out of office by a career-ending scandal, is dead at 55.
West – a former city councilman, legislator and mayor – lost a three-year battle with cancer, which had spread from his colon to his liver and defied repeated chemotherapy and surgery. He died at University of Washington medical center early Saturday morning with his family and his pastor at his side.
His family declined comment, but issued a statement: "As a family we wish to thank the caregivers at University of Washington Medical Center, and the many friends of Jim for their support and prayers."
He was remembered Saturday as an accomplished tactician, a formidable political foe, a mentor to a string of political proteges and the central figure in Spokane's most public personal tragedy. |
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