Steve Emerine: In Memoriam
By Inside Tucson Business staff
Published on Friday, February 13, 2009
Columnist Steve Emerine, 73, died early Feb. 13 from complications following surgery.
Well-known in Tucson political and business circles, Emerine came to Tucson in 1960 as a reporter for the Tucson Daily Citizen. He was Pima County Assessor from 1973 to 1980, when he left to return to newspapering as an editor and columnist for the Arizona Daily Star.
Since 1994 he had been running Steve Emerine Strategic Public Relations and had been writing his weekly column for Inside Tucson Business since 2005.
He is survived by his wife, Claudine, and two children, Keely Mix Emerine, of Moscow, Idaho, and Edward Emerine, of Tucson.
Some of his recent columns include:
If it weren't for the Citizen I wouldn't be where I am today
Current Tucson city council members don't like idea of nonpartisan elections
We've elected the emperor who wants new clothes
Reading the daily newspaper from Phoenix is depressing for this Tucsonan
City Council should help put Tucson back on its feet
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