Jim Chalmers, former mayor of San Mateo and active Rotarian, died last week at the age of 84, the San Mateo Daily Journal reported Tuesday.
Chalmers suffered a broken neck Wednesday after taking a fall from a ladder while doing some painting in his office, his wife Elizabeth told the Daily Journal.
He is survived by his wife and two children, Catherine and Brent, and three grandchildren.
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Chalmers was appointed to fill a vacancy on the San Mateo City Council in January 1974 and served until April 1979, according to the Daily Journal.
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