John Lach
John Lach served as part-time mayor of the village of Clay Center for 11 years, and residents said he maintained the streets, helped bring a storm sewer to town, and was often seen pitching in to help people. Councilman John Weber said, "He was a good mayor and he did a good job." Lach died in May 2007 at the Marion Correctional Institution in Marion, Ohio, where he was being held. JoEllen Lyons, a spokesman for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, said he died of natural causes.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. JoEllen Lyons, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, said he died of natural causes.
Reported by: JoEllen Lyons, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.