Arizona state senator dies in horse-riding accident
Flags volition wing at half-staff across Arizona this calendar week next the decease of State Senator Chester Crandall inwards what regime say was a horse-riding accident.
Navajo County Sheriff’s officials convey confirmed that he died on Mon piece riding nigh Heber-Overgaard, Arizona.
The senator, aged 68, left for a one-hour ride some 10am on what investigators were told was a “new colt”.
When he did non render equally planned, menage unit of measurement members mounted a search on DeSpain Ranch, which is northward in addition to eastward of Heber-Overgaard, almost 230km northward of Phoenix.
Family members flora him some 2pm on the road that he had described earlier leaving.
They called 911 in addition to dispatchers sent deputies in addition to medical personal to the scene.
Family members reported that Crandall was deceased when they flora him. His Equus caballus was flora inwards the area.
“Medical examiners in addition to detectives are straight off trying to induce upwards one's heed the drive in addition to agency of death, in addition to no other details are available at this time,” Navajo County Sheriff Kelly “KC” Clark said.
“This is a tragic loss for the menage unit of measurement in addition to friends of Senator Crandall. Chester was a skillful homo in addition to a potent vocalization for rural Arizona. I wishing to limited our deepest sympathy to his family. May God bless them at this time.”
Navajo County Board of Supervisors fellow member David Tenney expressed his sympathy in addition to love to the Crandall family.
“I convey known Chet for to a greater extent than years than I tin dismiss count. He has ever been a skillful illustration of hard work, decency in addition to fairness.
“His office, his telephone in addition to the gate to his ranch convey ever been opened upwards to friends in addition to strangers alike, in addition to I am in addition to thence glad that I count him equally i of my friends.
“I know that his menage unit of measurement volition live surrounded past times the community inwards a loving, tender in addition to appropriate manner, exactly at that topographic point is no incertitude that this tragic upshot leaves a groovy hole inwards our community.
“He has a groovy legacy inwards this area, in addition to I am certain that nosotros volition all desire to accolade him inwards our ain way. I trust that nosotros volition all create in addition to thence alongside groovy honor in addition to dignity.”
No announcements almost services or other arrangements convey been made at this time.
State Governor Jan Brewer said she was deeply saddened past times his tragic death.
Brewer said he was a fifth-generation native of Arizona, an avid rancher, legislator in addition to – inwards a higher house all – a gentleman alongside a tangible love for Arizona in addition to those he served.
“Chester volition live greatly missed. My thoughts in addition to prayers – along alongside those of the entire nation – are alongside Chester’s love wife, Alice, in addition to their menage unit of measurement during this hard time.
“In accolade of Senator Crandell – in addition to the service he gave to Arizona – I convey ordered that flags live lowered to half-staff from sunrise, August 5, 2014 until sunset August 11, 2014.”
Crandell was born inwards Holbrook, Arizona, in addition to raised inwards Heber. He was a Republican fellow member of the Arizona Senate representing District vi since Jan xiv terminal year. Crandell served consecutively inwards the Arizona State Legislature from Jan 10, 2011, until Jan 14, 2013, inwards the Arizona House of Representatives District five seat.
He was a graduate of the University of Arizona, alongside a aeroplane inwards Agriculture Education, in addition to a graduate of Northern Arizona University, alongside a Masters aeroplane inwards Education Leadership.
He worked inwards the teaching plain for thirty years. The terminal 10 years he was the superintendent of the Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technology (NAVIT), where he created the partnership alongside Northland Pioneer College to supply educational services to NAVIT.
He is survived past times his married adult woman of 46 years, Alice. They convey nine children in addition to 36 grandchildren.
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