LeDoux Resigns from Anoka County Board of Commissioners to Fight ALS

Today the Anoka County Board of Commissioners accepted the resignation of Commissioner Scott LeDoux. LeDoux has represented portions of the cities of Andover and Coon Rapids since first being elected in 2004.

Doctors diagnosed LeDoux with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, in August of 2008. ALS is a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. It is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

"This is a very tough day for us as a Board, and for Anoka County, but we know Scott needs to focus on his fight with ALS and we are firmly in his corner", said Board Chair Dennis Berg. Before his election to the Board of Commissioners, LeDoux was best known as a world-class heavyweight boxer whose moniker was The Fighting Frenchman. He held his own against some of boxings greatest, including bouts with Ali, Spinks, and Foreman.

In January 2010, LeDoux was named chair of the Anoka County Public Safety Committee and the Airport Committee and was appointed to serve on the Management, Parks & Recreation, Public Works, Finance & Capital Improvements, Intergovernmental & Community Relations, and Regional Crime Laboratory Committees.

LeDoux also was named to the Community Corrections Advisory Board, the Anoka County Regional Railroad Authority, and the Anoka County Housing and Redevelopment Authority. He also was appointed chair of the Airport Joint Powers Board and named a delegate for the Association of Minnesota Counties.

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[angryamerican]

RIP Scott LeDoux