Leffingwell's Wife Found Dead
By Byron LaMasters
The Austin American Statesman reports that the wife of Austin City Council Place 1 candidate Lee Leffingwell was found dead this morning:
Mary Lou McLain, the board president for Family Eldercare and wife of City Council candidate Lee Leffingwell, was found dead this morning inside her Northeast Austin home.
Police are investigating the death as a suicide.
Police spokeswoman Toni Chovanetz said authorities received a call at 10:19 a.m. that a person had died inside a home on Bradwood Road. When they arrived, they found McLain's body. Police have not released the cause of death.
Mark Nathan, a spokesman for Leffingwell, said the campaign has suspended all activities and that a memorial service is being planned. He said Leffingwell likely won't decide for several days whether he will continue running for the Place 1 seat being vacated by Daryl Slusher.
There will certainly be political ramifications of this, especially if Leffingwell decides to drop out of the race, but at this point, it would be inappropriate to ponder such possibilities. For now, I know I speak for the entire BOR team in saying that our thoughts and prayers are with Lee Leffingwell and his family through this tragedy. I also hope that our readers, and the greater Austin community join all of us tonight as we pray for Lee Leffingwell and his family.
Posted by Byron LaMasters at April 22, 2005 06:40 PM
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Not three weeks ago, when we had our endorsement meeting, I stood outside the business school with Ms. McClain for several minutes, talking and smoking a cigarette. She was very friendly and one of the reasons I really like Lee. This is an awful tragedy and I feel terrible for Lee. If he does decide to drop out, I hope they can make room for him on the council in the future.
