Former Gary mayor Rudy Clay dies

Posted 5:11 PM, June 4, 2013, by and , Updated at 05:57PM, June 4, 2013
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The colorful former mayor of Gary, Indiana, Rudy Clay, has died.

Clay served Gary as mayor and had a political career spanning 40 years.

Two years ago, clay bowed out of politics after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

He’s being remembered as a bold politician who held many offices in Lake County, Indiana.

He was a state senator, a county recorder, a county commissioner and finally mayor.

Current Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson says she was a cherished icon with a heart for the citizens of Gary.

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