David Leo Francis Duax went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Friday, April 17, 2015. He will be greatly missed in the governance of our city and monumentally missed by his family.
David was born in Eau Claire on February 1, 1944, to Leo and Corinne (Johnson) Duax. David attended UWEC Campus school and graduated from Eau Claire Memorial High School in 1962. He was a debater for MHS who won third place at the Little Nationals Debate Tournament and also was the president of the Junior Classical League. He attended Carleton College in Northfield, MN, and later earned a B.S. in political science from UW-Eau Claire. During this time, he served on the UWEC student senate and was active in student government and became chairman of the 10th District Young Republicans. He went on to Madison and attended the University of Wisconsin Law School. At the age of 28, in 1972, he ran for state assembly.
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From the Eau Claire (WI) Leader Telegram, April 18, 2015
From his days growing up in Eau Claire to his time on the Eau Claire County Board to working in Gov. Tommy Thompson’s administration to his decade on the Eau Claire City Council, Dave Duax felt compelled to make his views known, with the aim of making the world a better place.
On Friday morning Duax’s voice, which spoke frequently about government-related issues and other topics, was silenced. He died at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire three months after experiencing a brain bleed. He was 71.
Duax’s death, prompted by complications related to his brain bleed, sent a wave of sorrow through Eau Claire, the city where he was born and spent most of his life. Many people who knew Duax in one capacity or another recalled his dedication to the city he loved.
“He was more dedicated to this community and to doing what he thought was right than anyone I know,” state Rep. Dana Wachs, D-Eau Claire, said of Duax. “He was a pragmatist who didn’t let party lines get in the way of good public policy. We need more people like him, and his loss is a sad day.”
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From the Eau Claire (WI) Leader Telegram, April 18, 2015
From his days growing up in Eau Claire to his time on the Eau Claire County Board to working in Gov. Tommy Thompson’s administration to his decade on the Eau Claire City Council, Dave Duax felt compelled to make his views known, with the aim of making the world a better place.
On Friday morning Duax’s voice, which spoke frequently about government-related issues and other topics, was silenced. He died at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire three months after experiencing a brain bleed. He was 71.
Duax’s death, prompted by complications related to his brain bleed, sent a wave of sorrow through Eau Claire, the city where he was born and spent most of his life. Many people who knew Duax in one capacity or another recalled his dedication to the city he loved.
“He was more dedicated to this community and to doing what he thought was right than anyone I know,” state Rep. Dana Wachs, D-Eau Claire, said of Duax. “He was a pragmatist who didn’t let party lines get in the way of good public policy. We need more people like him, and his loss is a sad day.”
Continues here - http://www.leadertelegram.com/News/Region/2015/04/18/Eau-Claire-loses-a-best-friend.html