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Goodyear pays tribute to former mayor who died in December

Goodyear held a tribute on Friday to former Mayor Georgia Lord, who died in December at age 83.

Lord was also a real estate agent, the matriarch of a military family living abroad during the Cold War, and a cheerleader for Michigan State University.

“Leadership matters. Leaders set a tone. Georgia was a delight to all and was respected. She was beautiful with style and class,” said state Rep. Joanne Osborne, who used to be on the Goodyear City Council.

Lord occupied the mayoral office in Goodyear for about a decade.

Matthew Casey has won Edward R. Murrow awards for hard news and sports reporting since he joined KJZZ as a senior field correspondent in 2015.