EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Former Eugene Mayor Ruth Bascom has died after suffering a stroke. The 84-year-old had been hospitalized since Aug. 11, when she was injured in a car accident near Burns.
Her son, Dr. Paul Bascom of Portland, told The Register-Guard she died Thursday evening.
Ruth Bascom was elected Eugene’s first female mayor and served between 1993 and 1997. She regularly commuted to City Hall by bicycle and promoted cycling. The city’s 12-mile Riverbank Trail System is named for her.
She and her husband, Dr. John Bascom, moved to a retirement center in Eugene about two years ago. Their six children are all in the medical profession.
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Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com
