MISSOULA, Mont. (NMB) – The Missoulian reports that Missoula Mayor John Engen died on Monday following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Engen, Missoula’s longest-serving Mayor, was 57-years-old and was re-elected to a fifth term this past November. He was first elected in 2005 and had served as Mayor every since.
Missoula City Council President Gwen Jones has been appointed to serve as the acting mayor, and she says details of the process to name a new mayor will be announced soon.
