Former Alabama lawmakers Richard Laird, Jack Page die after contracting COVID-19
Former Alabama lawmakers Richard Laird, Jack Page die after contracting COVID-19 Updated Dec 16, 2020; Two former longtime members of the Alabama House of Representatives died Monday after contracting COVID-19. Former Rep. Richard Laird of Roanoke died at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga., after battling the virus for more than a month. Laird, 81, served in the House from 1978 until 2014. The Randolph Leader reported Laird’s death. Former Rep. Jack Page of Gadsden, 70, died in a Gadsden hospital on Monday. Page had been in poor health since surgery in June, The Gadsden Times reporte...
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