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Bill Nash, a former Star columnist, ad man, volunteer firefighter and Ventura County s first public information officer, died on May 15 after a brief battle with liver disease.
The affable 65-year old formally William Henry Nash was a prolific writer, skilled photographer and devoted family man whose good humor and gentlemanly demeanor forged respect and affection among those he worked with. When I heard the news.it just floored me, County Executive Officer Mike Powers said during Tuesday s Board of Supervisors meeting.
Powers described hiring Nash as the county s public information officer or PIO, for short a job he held from October 2014 until his retirement in November 2019. It had been a big deal to get the position approved by the board, Powers said, and the first person to fill the role would set the standard.