A U.S. Navy corpsman administers a U.S. Marine with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 15, 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rachel K. Young-Porter)
By Joe Kovacs"It is with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of House Minority Leader Hugh McKean" Colorado House Republicans tweeted Sunday.
"Hugh was fiercely passionate about serving the great state of Colorado and will be missed dearly. Funeral services are being planned and details will be made public once finalized."
Kristi Burton Brown, Colorado's Republican chairwoman, said McKean was "kind and positive," noting he "took the time to invest in so many lives, including my children."
McKean, first elected to the state legislature in 2016 from Loveland, Colorado, leaves behind family members Aiden McKean, 21, Hanna McKean, 23, and his "dearest partner and friend Amy Parks," Colorado House Republicans said.
The Colorado Sun reported McKean "was found dead Sunday morning after complaining of feeling unwell the day before," adding that "information on the cause and manner of McKean's death, which shocked the Colorado political world, has not been released."
