Vi June
Viola "Vi" June (July 20, 1932 - August 15, 2020) was a city councilor, mayor, state representative, and newspaper columnist in Colorado. She won a seat on the Westminster, Colorado city council in 1965.[1] In 1975, she was elected mayor and became the first woman to hold the office, and served until 1981.[1] She later ran for Colorado House, and served eight years from 1991 to 1998.[2] She was a Democrat and served as the minority whip in 1994.[1]
Viola Helen Beste was born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.[3][4] She studied at St. Cloud State University for one year before moving to Denver for a job at Gates Rubber.[2] She began a career in journalism in 1963, and continued writing a column for the local papers until 2016.[1] She was married for 60 years and had six children.[3] She died on August 15, 2020 (aged 88).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Taylor, Scott (August 19, 2020). "Remembering Vi June, Westminster mayor: Leading political voice made a difference to city and the state". Arvada Press: Colorado Community Media.
- ^ a b "Former Democratic Rep. Vi June has died, age 88". Colorado Politics. August 26, 2020.
- ^ a b "Obituary for Viola "Vi" June". Horan & McConaty. 2020.
- ^ "Viola Helen June Obituary (1932 - 2020)". Brighton Standard Blade. August 26, 2020 – via Legacy.com.
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