88 YEAR-OLD FORMER SANTA CRUZ COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, AND RESTAURANT OWNER, TED DURKEE PASSED AWAY OVER THE WEEKEND AFTER SUFFERING A HEART ATTACK. THE APTOS RESIDENT, (WHO SERVED AS THE COUNTY’S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN THE MID 1970’s) QUESTIONED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS HE THOUGHT WOULD BE BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, AND STOOD UP FOR ESTABLISHING SOCIAL SERVICES, EVEN THOUGH SOME WERE UNPOPULAR. DURKEE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 67 YEARS, AS WELL AS 3 OF HIS 4 CHILDREN, 7 GRANDCHILDREN, AND 2 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN.
