Two Great Democratic Friends are Gone

Max Spain

While we're deeply saddened at the loss of Max Spain, it's hard not to smile at the memory of the man. Over the decades he was a fearless advocate and spokesman for what he believed in. Max fought the good fight for the Communications Workers, for the Labor movement, and for the Democratic candidates and issues he supported. A family man with a wonderful wife and children, the man had real character -- and he was a real character, too. Feisty in his frequent 'Letters to the Editor' in the Sioux City Journal, Max never left you without knowing what he knew to be the truth. A great mind, a great man.

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Virginia Hood

It is hard for those of us who have been active in the Democratic Party to imagine any campaign without Virginia Hood. When the presidential candidates came to Sioux City, they always called Virginia first. She had the ear of Senators, Governors and would-be Presidents for the last few decades, never letting them off the hook when she knew they were on the wrong track. Ask anyone who served as Woodbury County Chair, and you will hear story after story about the amazing Virgina Hood and the classic battles we all fought together. The Heavens are probably receiving the benefit of her informed opinion at this very moment.


Our thoughts go out to the families of Max Spain and Virginia Hood in these difficult times.