A former warden in Essex County has passed away.
Rob Schmidt, 69, died on December 27th at Windsor Regional Hospital's Ouellette Campus.
Schmidt was the warden in 1996, mayor of former Mersea Township in the late 1990's and was deputy mayor in Leamington in 1999-2000.
Former Leamington Mayor John Adams remembers Schmidt as a smart man.
"He was a well educated person. If anybody knew all the facts before they spoke, Rob was the one, he did a lot of research on all the issues and he will be missed," says Adams.
Funeral Service will be held at North Leamington United Mennonite Church on Friday, December 30th at 2pm.