Ted Eyre

Ted Eyre
Mayor of Murray, Utah
In office
January 01, 2014 – August 25, 2017
Preceded by Dan Snarr
Succeeded by Diane Turner
Personal details
Born (1946-08-14)August 14, 1946
Rawlins, Wyoming
Died August 25, 2017(2017-08-25) (aged 71)
Murray, Utah
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Ruth Peters Eyre
Children 4
Alma mater San Bernardino Valley College


David Ted Eyre was mayor of Murray, Utah from 2014 to 2017. Elected to a four-year term as Murray City mayor in 2013, Eyre began his term on January 7, 2014[1]. He was unable to complete his full term in office, succumbing to prostate cancer at age 71. Eyre is the first Murray Mayor to not complete a full term, which resulted in the appointment of an acting and interim mayor by the Murray City Council[2].

Eyre was born and raised in Wyoming and graduated from Cheyenne East High School. He attended Brigham Young University and San Bernardino Valley College where he received his degree in Aviation Sciences[3].

Eyre joined the United States Army and served a tour in the Vietnam War flying a U-21 Ute transport aircraft in the aviation division of the Signal Corps. After returning home, he worked on construction projects in Colorado before becoming a flight instructor in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. He eventually became a pilot for Western Airlines which was acquired by Delta Airlines in 1986. He relocated to Murray City in 1987, where he retired as a Delta Airlines captain in 2005[4].

During Mayor Eyre's term enhancements were made to Murray City Park including Wi-Fi throughout the park, six pickleball courts, an outdoor exercise area, new restrooms and the newly remodeled Murray Park Amphitheater. During his administration, the City acquired historic Murray Theater, Murray Chapel and Murray Mansion for the downtown redevelopment project[5] area and property for future construction of a new fire station and city hall[6].

References

  1. ↑ Primary elections: Out with old, in with new in Murray, one of many cities to pick candidates. Salt Lake Tribune, Mike Gorrell And Cathy Mckitrick, 13 August 2013
  2. ↑ A mayor with a giant heart: Remembering Ted Eyre. Shaun Delliskave, The Murray Journal, 03 October 2017
  3. ↑ Murray mayor dies from complications of cancer. The Deseret News, 25 August 2017
  4. ↑ A mayor with a giant heart: Remembering Ted Eyre. Shaun Delliskave, The Murray Journal, 03 October 2017
  5. ↑ Incumbent mayors fare well in Salt Lake County. Murray Journal. Mandy Ditto, 31 March 2017
  6. ↑ Murray Mayor Ted Eyre, 71, dies after battling cancer. Lee Davidson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 August 2017
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