After the deaths of public servants, Aurora and Garrettsville install interim office holders

Lyndsey Brennan/The Portager

After the deaths of public servants, Aurora and Garrettsville install interim office holders

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Updated Feb. 22 to include two other recent deaths in Hiram and Randolph

When a loved one dies, family and friends are left with an irreplaceable loss, an empty chair at the kitchen table. When the deceased is also a public servant, the absence ripples through the entire community.

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