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TUCSON, Ariz. Robert "Bob" Walkup, who served as Tucson s mayor from 1999 to 2011, died Friday night. He was 84. Walkup died after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis,… ....
Former Tucson Mayor Robert Bob Walkup dies at 84 March 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Robert “Bob Walkup, who served as Tucson s mayor from 1999 to 2011, died Friday night. He was 84. Walkup died after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis, according to his son Jonathan Walkup, who said his father “was everything a dad could be and more. A Republican who told KVOA-TV in a December interview that he never made decisions based on partisanship, Walkup served three terms as mayor and left office after choosing not to run for a fourth term. Current Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, who served on the City Council for four years while Walkup was mayor, said Walkup “was a born statesman who “was nothing but gracious and approachable. ....
Former Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup has died Bob Walkup, former Tucson mayor, has died. The news was confirmed by Walkup s son Jonathan in a Facebook post on Saturday morning. Jonathan said in his Facebook post, He was everything a dad could be and more. I was/am so proud of him - he was truly an inspiration and my hero. It is with great sadness that I share the news that my father, Bob Walkup, passed away tonight after a prolonged battle.Posted by Jonathan Walkup on Friday, March 12, 2021 News 4 Tucson spoke with Bob Walkup back in December. He had just celebrated his birthday. His health was failing him, but he was still flashing his contagious smile. He had been battling Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. ....