J.W. Lown Dies at 46.

Former (beloved) Mayor of San Angelo dies of cardiac arrest

Texas Monthly is reporting the sudden and unexpected death of J.W. Lown — the former “charismatic and enigmatic” Mayor of San Angelo, Texas. The report was forwarded to me by an old friend whose father grew up in San Angelo.

The report, titled J. W. Lown Governed San Angelo With a Smile—and Constituents Like Me Won’t Forget It, was written by a journalist in San Angelo who remembered him with great fondness.

As for why the 46-year-old man (about to turn 47) died thirty years shy of life expectancy—the reporter expresses no curiosity about this.

R.I.P. Mr. Lown.