Dr. Henry “Hank” Oyama passed away on Tuesday. The last time I saw Hank Oyama was about 2 years ago. I ran into him at an event Downtown and he asked me to walk him back to his car. It quickly became obvious that he really needed no particular help, but that he just wanted [...]
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Editor’s note: Yes, the blog is still dark for the time being, but my brother wanted to write a tribute to his friend and colleague (and according to Polish clan rules, shield brother), Bill Konopnicki Last week came the sad news of the passing of my former colleague, Bill Konopnicki, Republican of Safford. He was [...]
Saturday, September 29, 2012
[It is] an irrefutable fact of life that the elected official is regarded by those who elect him as capable of the most flagrant dishonor. – Rep. Sam Steiger Sam Steiger died this week. Steiger served in Congress from 1967-1977, and also did time in the legislature as well as a term as Prescott mayor [...]
I heard this morning about the death of Larry Toledo. Toledo’s most tangible contribution to our community came when he was part of the group that helped start Pima Community College back in 1970. He eventually became athletic director and served in that position until his retirement in 1997. After that, he worked with his [...]
I recieved an e-mail today informing me of the passing of Lorenzo Torres. Torres made several runs for office, beginning with a tilt at a South Side senate seat in 1978 (he placed last out of four candidates). The following election, he made a run for US Senate against Barry Goldwater. He followed on with [...]
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Long time Democratic activist Donna Wangler passed away earlier this month. She wasn’t always the easiest to get along with, but her commitment to Democratic causes couldn’t ever be doubted. The Pima County Democratic Party came together to raise money for Donna’s final expenses. There will be a memorial service next Tuesday at St. Francis [...]
Saturday, November 5, 2011
CBS News reports that Andy Rooney has passed away. Most of us think of Rooney as the crotchity old man complaining about doorknobs and Kurt Cobain at the end of 60 Minutes, but he started his career as a reporter for Stars and Stripes during the Second World War. He spent his time with the [...]
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Long time friend of local education Judy Burns has passed away. She was 63. Burns ran for the TUSD school board and lost. Then, she ran again. And again. And, yep, again. Finally, she was elected in 2000 on her fifth try. Even her detractors have to have admired the tenacity. Burns was in the [...]
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Years ago, Hugh Holub wrote for the Tucson Citizen. He was let go. He claimed that the reason was “due to a ‘lack of a proper sense of immediacy.” So you can call my neglect of a timely post about the death of Holub a tribute to the man. The Tucson Sentinel called Holub the [...]
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Richard Chavez, who helped organize the United Farm Workers with his brother Ceasar, passed away yesterday. In addition to his other organizing activites, Richard was the one who designed the distinctive UFW eagle logo and flag. I met and talked to him durring one of his many visits to Tucson. He was a profoundly humble [...]
