From the Greenwich Times:
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bob Stenehjem, the Republican majority leader of the North Dakota Senate for a decade, was killed Monday when the SUV he was riding in overturned during a fishing trip in Alaska, family members said.
Stenehjem, 59, of Bismarck, had been on a halibut fishing vacation near Homer on the state’s southern coast. He had been visiting his older brother, John, and his son, Rob, both of whom live in Alaska, said Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, Bob Stenehjem’s brother.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple called Bob Stenehjem “a great asset to the North Dakota Legislature” and said in a statement Monday night that his “warmth and friendliness will be sorely missed.”
“He was the glue that held (the Senate) together,” said Rep. Al Carlson, R-Fargo, the House majority leader.
Bob Stenehjem was an avid hunter and fisherman, Carlson said. “He had been up doing one of the most favorite things in his whole life, and that was going to Alaska fishing,” Carlson said.
Rest in peace.
Moe Lane
PG DeFreese
Victoria Coates
Daniel Horowitz
Dan Spencer
May he Rest in Peace and the Blessings of God shine upon his family...Amen.
Mike Ferguson (Diary) Tuesday, July 19th at 7:53PM EST (link)(nt)
Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith.
Ronald Reagan
My Condolences....
electionwatch (Diary) Tuesday, July 19th at 10:11PM EST (link)to the family of Mr. Stenehjem. He was being considered as a potential candidate to run for the Senate seat (unlikely) or the open House seat (likely) in South Dakota. He would have made a good representative. R.I.P.
NJ-07. Trying to get involved in my local political realm.