Robert E Walkup was an American politician who served as the 40th mayor of Tucson from 1999 to 2011.
14 Facts About Bob Walkup
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Bob Walkup's father was a professor of engineering at Iowa State University.
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Bob Walkup obtained a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Iowa State University, before serving in the US Army Corps of Engineers.
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Bob Walkup was employed by Rockwell International, Fairchild Republic, and Hughes Aircraft Company.
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Bob Walkup served as the chairman of the Tucson Economic Council.
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Bob Walkup became the first Republican mayor of Tucson since 1983.
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Bob Walkup phoned every hospital in the city and hosted a meeting at his office, where plans were formulated for a new world class trauma center, opened on January 8,2008.
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Bob Walkup oversaw Tucson's resumption of using Colorado River water in 2001, which was suspended in the 1990s after it corroded residents' pipes.
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Bob Walkup was re-elected for a second term November 4,2003, narrowly defeating Democratic former mayor Tom Volgy.
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Bob Walkup introduced fees for waste collection and for development impact, and shifted the library system to the county.
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Bob Walkup was partly responsible for amalgamating the economic development agencies into a single regional organization in 2005.
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Bob Walkup announced on February 22,2011 that he would not seek re-election after his current term ended in December.
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Bob Walkup was married to his second wife, Beth LaRouche for over 30 years until his death.
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Bob Walkup died on the night of March 12,2021, at his home in midtown Tucson.