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| Ben Lujan |
According to his office, he died peacefully at 10:45 p.m.
on Tuesday evening after a short stay at Christus St. Vincent hospital. Lujan's wife
Carmen and children, including Congressman Ben Ray Lujan, and their
grandchildren were all at his bedside.
Lujan was a member of the House
since 1975 and served as Majority Whip, Majority Floor Leader and House
Speaker.
On opening day of the 2012 legislative session, he announced that he
was not going to seek re-election and disclosed that he had stage 4 lung
cancer. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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