the economic development agencies into a single regional organization in 2005. He was re-elected for a third term on November 6, 2007, defeating a Green Party candidate with 72% of the vote after the Democrats opted not to field a candidate. Walkup announced on February 22, 2011 that he would not seek re-election after his current term ended in December. Democrat Jonathan Rothschild won the election and was sworn into office on December 5, 2011. Personal life Walkup was married to his second wife, Beth LaRouche for over 30 years until his death. They met while working at the Children’s Museum Tucson, and had five children. Walkup died on the night of March 12, 2021, at his home in midtown Tucson. He was 84, and had idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. References External links Tucson Mayor's official website; Mayor Jonathan Rothschild a/o 2012-09-16. "Walkup" search of Tucson city website; 167 mentions a/o 2012-09-16. 1936 births 2021 deaths 20th-century American engineers 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American politicians American aerospace engineers Arizona Republicans Deaths from pulmonary fibrosis Iowa State University alumni Mayors of Tucson, Arizona Military personnel from Iowa Politicians from Ames, Iowa United States Army Corps of Engineers personnel