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Lombard's [IL] village president just died from West Nile Virus. He was my husband's scout leader way back when. Great guy! So sad. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/08/18/lombard-village-president-dies-of-west-nile-virus/

5 posted on 08/18/2012 8:37:34 PM PDT by mlizzy (And if we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell others not to kill? --MT)

Sorry to hear that, mlizzy. :(

47 posted on 08/18/2012 10:03:04 PM PDT by SaraJohnson

Looks like he was battling both cancer and west nile. Yikes!

48 posted on 08/18/2012 10:04:57 PM PDT by SaraJohnson

To: mlizzy; Chigirl 26; Bushbacker1; prairiebreeze; oswegodeee; mickie; magnum force 1; Eden Scout

An old political buddy and great guy named Bill Mueller died the other day. He was president of the town of Lombard, Du Page County, Illinois for five consecutive terms and was loved by the community.

He was bitten by a mosquito and contacted West Nile virus. He already was battling blood cancer, but it was the virus that got him. He was not that old.....76.

A week or so ago, a Villa Park man died of the virus. Same county, same state. Villa Park adjoins Lombard to the east.

A relative in nearby Downers Grove told me ony half in jest that she is "hermetically-sealed" in her home for a while.

These towns are in suburban Chicago directly west of the city. This outbreak has got to be scaring people out of their wits in the area.

Leni

82 posted on 08/20/2012 4:11:49 PM PDT by MinuteGal ( Today's Three R's.............Romney, Ryan and Renewal for America......Fight for it!)

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