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In this April 24, 2009 file photo, former Anchorage mayor George Sullivan, left, talks with his son, then mayoral candidate Dan Sullivan, center,and former Alaska U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens at fundraiser for Dan Sullivan in Anchorage, Alaska.
George Sullivan
Served as mayor of Anchorage Alaska for 14 years
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Associated Press) - Former Anchorage Mayor George Sullivan, the father of the city's current mayor, has died. He was 87.
Tim Sullivan told The Anchorage Daily News that his father died at home Wednesday night of complications from lung cancer.
Another son, Dan, is currently serving as the mayor of Anchorage.
George Sullivan was raised in Valdez and was a deputy marshal in Nenana, a city councilman in Fairbanks and Anchorage before becoming Anchorage city mayor in 1967.
When the city and borough governments unified under a new charter in 1975, Sullivan won election as the new municipal government's first mayor. He served a total of 14 years as mayor.
March 31, 1922 - September 23, 2009
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