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Former San Mateo Mayor Jim Chalmers Dies

Chalmers, 84, died last week.

Posted by Laura Dudnick (Editor), October 16, 2012 at 03:30 pm

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.

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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Bren May 19, 2013 at 06:49 pm

I see that I meant to type "...that connect us to the past," but I accidentally typed…Read More "...and connect us to the past." I think my meaning came through, though. Yes, the world does not need another national chain retail store or restaurant, which is surely what they're planning to put in there.

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CP May 19, 2013 at 02:22 pm

Yes Bren, agree with you....good point.....really what it seems to come down to is money vs. the…Read More good of the community and richness of traditions. And all despite the Master Plan for that site in San Mateo that seems to require an ice skating rink or similar recreational facility AT THAT SITE, and all despite the fact the Ice Chalet would like to continue operations there. The Developer has made it difficult to impossible for any ice rink to operate there (tricky it seems)....so they can get a cookie cutter retail outlet in ? .....very, very sad for the youth of the community.

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Bren May 17, 2013 at 10:09 am

I think the issue is much larger than whether children will experience stress. That ice rink is a…Read More local institution, dating back at least to when Fashion Island was there. It's terrible for communities to lose so many landmarks and connect us to the past.

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