This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Robbie Waters won four terms as the only Republican on the Sacramento City Council. He once won 98 percent of the vote. He also created the sheriff department’s domestic violence unit, coached Little League, ran a hardware store and published an autobiography. About that hardware store: “It wasn’t a good idea to try to shoplift at a store owned by Robbie Waters,” said his daughter, Deanna Earl.

Source: New York Times August 08, 2020 18:06 UTC