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Bill passed away today. He is probably enjoying a drink with Hunter S. Thompson and JFK somewhere in the afterlife and talking about the good old days. I first met Bill at a Howard Dean Meetup and have had several great conversations with him over the past few years. He will be missed.
William Dougherty, a former lieutenant governor, a long-time lobbyist and a legendary figure in South Dakota politics for decades, died today after a long battle with cancer. He was 78.
Bill was a good guy. I think he had a great life, and hopefully left it behind with no regrets.
I gave him a ride to his house once from Michelle’s coffee he had forgotten something at home, and on the way he told me about how Janklow and him hatched the Citibank proposition. I never knew he had any hands in it.