You may recall the story about the Mayor of a small town jilting the family of a dead Marine the money due them:
Now this should make many people angry, I know I’m mighty pissed off. A mayor of a small Colorado town, and the director of the town’s funeral home, was sent the savings of a dead Marine by accident. He refused to give this money back to his family even after the courts have ordered him to.
Now he has resigned from his office, cited “health problems”…..sure thing:
The mayor of Fort Lupton has resigned citing health issues and media attention.
Jim Bostick was under the microscope for taking money from a dead U.S. Marine.
Bostick was not only the mayor, but operates a funeral home in Fort Lupton. The personal savings account of Marine Jason Sepulveda was sent to Bostick for Sepulveda’s funeral after he was killed in an accident.
The U.S. government paid for the Marine’s funeral, yet Bostick refused to return the dead Marine’s personal savings to his family.
Bostick even ignored a court judgment that totaled more than $7,500. 7NEWS’ stories caused a national uproar against Bostick. Hundreds of e-mails were sent to the city of Fort Lupton calling for his resignation.
In his letter to the Fort Lupton City Council he said, “It is with great sadness that I am writing this letter but with all that has gone on with the recent events and my health, I feel it is the best interest of the city and myself to resign my post as mayor for the City of Fort Lupton. I believe in this town and I am very proud of the way the town is moving … It has been a great pleasure to have served and worked with each and every one of you.”
Of course he still hasn’t paid the family he stole from. I think this guy is in need of a blanket party.
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