Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin dies at age 61 - CNN

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US Rep. Donald McEachin, a Virginia Democrat, died Monday, according to a connection from his office. He was 61.

“We are each devastated astatine the passing of our brag and friend, Congressman Donald McEachin,” Tara Rountree, his main of staff, said successful the statement. “Valiantly, for years now, we person watched him combat and triumph implicit the secondary effects of his colorectal crab from 2013. Tonight, helium mislaid that battle, and the radical of Virginia’s Fourth Congressional District mislaid a leader who always, ever fought for them and enactment them first.”

“Until a caller typical is elected, our bureau volition stay unfastened and proceed to service our constituents,” Rountree said.

“The household asks for privateness astatine this time. Arrangements volition beryllium announced implicit the adjacent fewer days.”

McEachin was archetypal elected to correspond the 4th Congressional District of Virginia successful 2016, according to his House biography.

McEachin is survived by his woman Colette and 3 big children.

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