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Former Alabama lawmakers Richard Laird, Jack Page die after contracting COVID-19
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Two former longtime members of the Alabama House of Representatives died Monday after contracting COVID-19.
Former Rep. Richard Laird of Roanoke died at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga., after battling the virus for more than a month. Laird, 81, served in the House from 1978 until 2014. The Randolph Leader reported Laird’s death.
Former Rep. Jack Page of Gadsden, 70, died in a Gadsden hospital on Monday. Page had been in poor health since surgery in June, The Gadsden Times reported. Page’s former wife, Rebecca Gray Page, told the Gadsden Times that Page had recently contracted the coronavirus. Page was elected to the House in 1993 and served until 2010.
Former State Rep. Richard Laird died Monday afternoon at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga.
He represented Randolph, Clay and Chambers counties in Montgomery for 36 years from 1978 to 2014. He was named by his peers as one of the top 15 members of the Alabama House of Representatives for six years and was the recipient of the Governorâs Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998.
When he announced his intenÂtion not to run for re-election, he told The Leader, âGod tells us we donât have that many years left. We want to be able to take a few trips without looking over our shoulder . I really, really enjoyed representÂing the people all these years.â
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