'Mr. Steilacoom' has stepped down. Longtime mayor worked hard for his town, region
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.
3/16/2021
Josephine Peterson, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Mar. 16—Steilacoom has said goodbye to its longtime mayor after he announced his resignation for medical reasons earlier this month.
Ron Lucas held the mayoral seat for more than two decades.
Town Administrator Paul Loveless said the symptoms of Lucas' illness appeared in January.
Loveless did not disclose details of Lucas' medical condition, and Lucas declined to be interviewed for this article.
Town council members and community leaders agreed that his successor has big shoes to fill.