JW Lown

November 24, 2023 12:10 AM

JW Lown was the unlikely, beloved former mayor of conservative San Angelo, Texas. [Archive]. Last week, he passed away one day before his 47th birthday [archive].
posted by goo (9 comments total)

Rest in peace
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 3:23 AM on November 24, 2023

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posted by idb at 6:09 AM on November 24, 2023

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posted by adekllny at 6:48 AM on November 24, 2023

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posted by plonkee at 6:50 AM on November 24, 2023

Wow. A remarkable life! I'm glad to have learned of him.

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posted by mpark at 9:04 AM on November 24, 2023 [1 favorite]

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posted by rhizome at 2:41 PM on November 24, 2023

A remarkable life! I'm glad to have learned of him

My thoughts too! I read the longer (first) profile a couple of weeks ago, completely randomly, and was shocked to learn today he had passed. So glad he got to find such happiness.
posted by goo at 3:08 PM on November 24, 2023 [1 favorite]

I lived in San Angelo during the latter half of the 90's while finishing my theatre degree. It is an odd town, unlike any other place I've lived in Texas, and if it wasn't at least three hours from anywhere else, I wouldn't mind living there again.It is the town that cultivated my love of Mexican food to the point where it's my favorite cuisine, just after BBQ and just above Japanese and Korean and far above any other American cuisine. My only complaint about the town at the time was the lack of any decent BBQ restaurants (they had mesquite BBQ, which is an abomination to my palate).

I remember it as being just like the writer said: your business was your own as long as you didn't go making someone else business.

RIP, Mr. Lown
posted by JustSayNoDawg at 3:11 PM on November 24, 2023 [2 favorites]

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posted by kentk at 1:50 AM on November 26, 2023