Former state Rep. Carl Duckworth — the husband of current Rep. Sue Duckworth, D-Magna — died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.
He served 10 years in the House from 1999 to 2008, and retired after being diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a blood cancer. His wife then ran for his seat and won — where she has now also served for 10 years.
Utah House Democrats said in a Tweet on Tuesday that Carl Duckworth “was always kind and friendly to all, and an advocate for hardworking Utahns.”
Duckworth was a union leader at Kennecott Copper, where he worked for 34 years as a heavy equipment operator.