Former KCMO Mayor Richard Berkley Dies

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  • KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucas (right) shared this photo of him and former Mayor Richard Berkley on Wednesday along with a statement he released after learning of Berkley’s passing.
    KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucas (right) shared this photo of him and former Mayor Richard Berkley on Wednesday along with a statement he released after learning of Berkley’s passing.
  • Richard L. Berkley
    Richard L. Berkley
    Lucas, Cleaver, Others Praise ‘Iconic Leader’ Richard L. Berkley, who served three terms as mayor of Kansas City, Mo., has died at the age of 92 it was announced Wednesday. Berkley served as mayor from 1979 to 1991. Prior to that, he was a council member for 10 years beginning in 1969, elected mayor pro-tem by his colleagues on the council for the last eig...

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