Former Hancock City Manager Dave Richards has died.
Richards led Hancock’s city government in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. He also served several cities in Alaska and California, before becoming city manager of New Buffalo, Michigan, in 2017.
The South Bend Tribune reports that Richards was hospitalized with COVID-19 on Thanksgiving. Several other members of the city administration were also infected.
His death was announced on Monday, at age 69.