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Oldest living former adjutant general of Colorado, a World War II veteran, to be interred with full military honors
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Retired Army Maj. Gen. William D. “Dave” Weller, a World War II veteran and the oldest living adjutant general of Colorado at the time of his death, will be interred with full military honors at Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary and Cemetery in Wheat Ridge on Sunday, the Colorado National Guard announced. Weller died Oct. 16…
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Wally Stealey, lobbyist and legendary Democratic operative, dies at 83
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Wallace “Wally” Stealey, who helped launch the political careers of many Democrats and was a legend as a Colorado lobbyist, died at his Pueblo home Friday morning of congestive heart failure. He was 83. Stealey was remembered as jovial, shrewd, well-connected and warm by colleagues and friends. Former Gov. Richard Lamm said Stealey was a…
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Legendary Colorado lawmaker Roger Cisneros, wife found dead in Denver home
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Tributes are pouring in from Denver and statewide as officials mark the passing of legendary Hispanic leader Roger Cisneros, a former judge and state senator. Cisneros, 93 and his wife, Adelia, 89, were found dead in their southwest Denver home in the Harvey Park neighborhood on Monday. An official cause of death has not been…
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YESTERYEAR: Webb wins Denver auditor, has ‘no ambitions for mayor’
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Thirty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman: A former state legislator from Denver and cabinet member for Gov. Richard Lamm reigned supreme in a key race in the city and county of Denver. Wellington Webb defeated his opponent, Bill Schroeder, in the Denver auditor’s race. “I was always optimistic that I had a great…
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Jim Monaghan was my ‘mentor-in-chief’
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All politicians stand on the shoulders of other people. Politics is a team sport – but it has the cruelest reward system, because the glory goes almost exclusively to the candidate. No day-after pictures of the smiling winning team – like sailing, soccer, football – no, no the spotlight settles on one person, almost to…
