William J. Lindsay, 67, Suffolk County presiding officer, dies
William J. Lindsay, the longtime presiding officer of the Suffolk County Legislature who was considered a unifying force during tumultuous years of fiscal crises and battles with the county executive, died Wednesday of cancer. He was 67.
His former colleagues learned that he had died at Stony Brook University Hospital as the legislature's government operations committee convened at 12:30 p.m. Lawmakers, some in tears, bowed their heads silently in prayer before postponing the day's proceedings.
Lindsay, a Holbrook Democrat, was diagnosed with meso-thelioma, a rare form of lung cancer, in early 2012 -- just as he was beginning his final two years in office due to term limits. He underwent surgeries, chemotherapy and other treatments, but was present for...| read more ››