Atlanta, GA 1/19/2008 2:16:38 AM
News / People

John Stroger Dead at 78

John Stroger never fully recovered form a stroke in 2006 and now he is mourned by friends and family as the former Cook County Board President died at the age of 78.  The details as to the when and where of his death are yet to be released.

Cook County Commissioner John Daley said “I have lost a personal friend, but this couny has probably lost one of the most outstanding public servants who ever served.  He was a great president…Basically, John was a decent human being who loved government.”

Stroger is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter and two grandchildren.