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BOB HENLINE
Bob Henline, Editor of the Cordell Beacon since November, 2018, died suddenly last Wednesday of a heart attack he suffered on Thursday, August 13, in Salt Lake City, UT. Unaware of his condition, he traveled to southern Colorado on his way back to Cordell before he was admitted to a hospital in Cortez, CO, and medevaced to a hospital in Farmington, NM. From there, he was later flown to the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center in Albuquerque, where he died.
Brett Wesner, Publisher of the Cordell Beacon, said he and the staff of the Beacon were deeply saddened. “I have published newspapers for 31 years, and I have never met a more dedicated community journalist than Bob Henline,” Wesner said. “He was curious, thoughtful, and unrelenting. Bob took seriously his responsibility to hold public officials accountable to the people they represent, and he believed that in doing so, he helped bolster the public institutions this community depends upon.
“I always enjoyed our conversations, and, while we didn’t always agree, I knew that I would always encounter a spirited and well-reasoned argument, and I left those conversations a little better informed every time,” Wesner said.
“We didn’t have Bob in Cordell for long, but I truly believe he will have a lasting effect here. I know he will continue to inform our work at the Beacon. And I know that for a long time to come, I will hear his voice pushing me to think a little harder and a little deeper, and I will be a better person for it.”
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