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Now comes one more, losing one of Manitou Springs’ finest civic leaders of the past generation. Mark Morland, who served 10 years (1997-2007) on Manitou’s City Council, the final 11 months as mayor before his career in public service was cut far short of its potential, passed away Dec. 8 at 58 after a long struggle against Huntington’s disease.  He had been gone from the political scene for more than a decade, as the slow but irreversible wrath of that neurodegenerative disease robbed him in every way. Morland was set up perfectly for major accomplishments in life. After gra...

Morrison didn’t know Morland when she became mayor but quickly came to like him. “He was there at council meetings faithfully,” she said. “He was hard-working, and I knew if council members had different points of view and I called on Mark, he would come up with something that we could all agree to.” Morland also possessed what Morrison called “a wonderful mind.” But he kept quiet about his physical problems. While Morland was on the City Council, clues that there might be something wrong began appearing, Morrison said. Morland sometimes would fall out of his chair, Morrison sai...