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Complex lawsuits have long tried to stop cyclists, pedestrians and equestrians from cutting through the bucolic, wealthy enclave of Diablo on their trek to Mt. Diablo State Park.
Eddie Beard was a symbol of that: a Providence housepainter who went to Congress. He walked the chamber with a brush in the breast pocket of his $50 suits, the only blue-collar rep in the late 1970s. When he lost in 1980 after three terms, he did not become a lobbyist or corporate guy. He ran a Central Falls tavern for six years, then headed elderly services for the City of Providence. Eddie — that’s what everyone called him — was the real deal. Sadly, just shy of 81, he took his leave from us this week from the toll of Parkinson’s. I saw some of that when I was perhaps the last jour...