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Jim Roddey, Allegheny County's first chief executive died Thursday. NewsRadio KDKA's Timira Rush has the story:

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[Jim  Roddey, came to Pittsburgh mid-career and became one of its greatest advocates and leaders,  he was honored for his service to the Republican committee at its annual Spirit of Lincoln fundraising dinner in February of 2016. Mr. Roddey was a civic and political leader who believed in doing the right thing  he was a friend and mentor to many. Dan Onorato followed Roddey as county executive and tells the Big K Morning Show he was always a gentleman:

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 Mr Roddey was a pioneering businessman and a Marine Corps veteran, he was 91.  Timira Rush, News Radio. KDKA.]

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