Colorado Home Minority Chief Hugh McKean Useless at 55

Colorado Home minority chief and former Loveland Metropolis Councilman Hugh McKean has died. He was 55.

Colorado Home Republicans introduced the information Sunday in a press launch shared with PEOPLE, writing, “It’s with nice disappointment we announce the sudden passing of Home Minority Chief Hugh McKean.”

“Hugh was fiercely captivated with serving the nice state of Colorado and will probably be missed dearly,” the assertion continued. “Funeral providers are being deliberate and particulars will probably be made public as soon as finalized.”

The discharge didn’t reveal his explanation for dying.

In keeping with The Denver Submit, McKean’s deputy chief of workers, Roger Hudson stated McKean had been complaining about pain on the left side of his body which McKean claimed might have been the results of an damage he suffered whereas engaged on his home.

Hudson and Rep. Colin Larson shared that McKean’s ache didn’t enhance and had change into worse by Sunday morning to the purpose he needed to name his longtime associate Amy Parks for assist.

Upon her arrival, she noticed an ambulance outdoors the home, Larson stated informed The Submit.

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“He was a pricey good friend, and I will miss him,” Larson stated of the late politician, per the outlet. “I am unable to imagine he is gone. And my coronary heart simply breaks for Amy and his son and daughter and Amy’s youngsters. He was simply such a loving dad, and he talked about his youngsters on a regular basis. I hope that they know that.”

In 2016, McKean was elected to characterize Colorado Home District 51 earlier than being appointed because the chief of the Colorado Home Republicans 4 years later.

Previous to serving as a state consultant, McKean was a metropolis councilman in Loveland. He was looking for a fourth time period within the upcoming election earlier than his sudden dying.

Colorado GOP Chairwoman Kristi Burton Brown expressed her sorrow after studying concerning the information, calling him “a good man who worked for a better life for households all throughout Colorado.”

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“At any time when I noticed him or spoke to him, he had an encouraging phrase and was able to elevate others up,” she wrote partly in an announcement on Twitter. “At any time when I consider Hugh McKean, I will consider his smile and his optimistic outlook on life.”

Colorado Democratic State Senator Kerry Donovan also paid tribute to McKean after his dying.

“Such unhappy information about @hmckean. My ideas to all those that held him the closest,” she stated. “Regardless of the subject or the talk, we at all times ended up joking about one thing by the top. I will miss that.”

Along with Parks, McKean is survived by his youngsters Aiden McKean, 21, and Hanna McKean, 23.