Former business group leader, mayor dies at 73

Kerry Kirschner’s decades-long career bridged the public and private sectors. His role as a dad also defined his life.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 2:44 p.m. March 5, 2020
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File. Kerry Kirschner died March 4 after an illness. He was 73.
File. Kerry Kirschner died March 4 after an illness. He was 73.
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He never had a cell phone. He only used email begrudgingly.

 

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