Friday, February 13th, 2009...9:54 am
Steve Emerine
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Author, teacher, former Pima County Assessor, and former managing editor of the Arizona Daily Star Steve Emerine has died.
Emerine was a long time observer of and participant in local politics. He was also someone who I would bounce ideas off of for this blog. We didn’t see eye to eye on everything (precisely why I liked talking to him and reading his columns), but he had a tremendous love for this community and respect for its history. Despite our frequent disagreements, I will miss talking to him.
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February 13th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
What happened? Was this sudden?
February 13th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Steve Emerine was terrific. I met him on Betsy Bolding’s campaign for mayor back in 1999. He was on the advisory board of the campaign and always had great insights that he delivered with kindness and respect — a style of delivery that I have learned to really value in politics. Over the years, we have loosely stayed in touch and I have enjoyed his well-written op-ed pieces and blog postings although I did not always agree with them.
Tucson is a poorer place without him.
February 13th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Steve Emerine was a prince of a man. I always enjoyed and learned from his thoughtful analysis. Tucson has lost a shining star much too soon.
February 14th, 2009 at 10:12 am
This is a true loss. My thoughts are with the Emerine family. There are few people who are as principled as Steve. He was a watch dog for the community and stuck to his guns.
I’ll miss this veteran advocate and friend.
February 14th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
He was definitely a veteran of politics, having worked for the Citizen, Star, been the Pima County Assessor, and commentator on the John C. Scott radio show. Farewell Steve.
February 15th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
I had the pleasure of dining with Steve upon numerous occasions at DGT. Although Steve was more conservative than I, he was always very gracious during discussions on issues. Steve had a good mind and I could tell he was a committed public servant. His former wife, Carolyn with whom he was on very good terms said that he would have been much more financially successful had he not been so forthright with his views and opinions; frequently upsetting the powers that be. I believe that.