was serving as a presidential elector in the 1996 election. He interrupted the treatment he was undergoing in Seattle for his leukemia in order to participate in the balloting. He died on April 3, 1997 in Seattle, where he was still undergoing treatment. Personal life Robert Ward married Peggie Garske of Ione, Washington in 1949. They divorced in 1973. They had three children: Kenneth, Robert Jr. and Karen. He married Beverly Ann Wilson on June 26, 1976, and remained with her until his death. Kenneth Ward established a commuter airline, Ward Air. Robert Ward, Jr. was a candidate for a Ketchikan-area seat in the Alaska House of Representatives in the 1980s, and is currently the city manager of Skagway, Alaska. References 1929 births 1996 United States presidential electors 1997 deaths Alaska city council members Alaska Republicans Deaths from cancer in Washington (state) Lieutenant Governors of Alaska Mayors of places in Alaska Politicians from Juneau, Alaska People from Ketchikan, Alaska People from Stevens County, Washington State cabinet secretaries of Alaska 20th-century American politicians