Pittsburg Mayor Retires After 52 Years in Office
By: Import User
Updated: February 5, 2007
President Eisenhower was in office when the mayor of an East Texas town was elected.
This week after 52 years, he`s stepping down.
Pittsburg mayor D.H. Abernathy packed up his desk and is preparing for retired life.
At the age of 93, he decided it was time to call it quits.
A man a third of his age now holds the mayor`s position.
Abernathy says he`s looking forward to the future.
"I`ll miss welcoming new people to the city, but I plan to visit with my grandchildren and do a little fishing," Abernathy said.
Abernathy is the oldest mayor in Texas.
He`s faced only four opponents over the years and beat each one handily.
