Grant woods arizona attorney general
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Many knew Grant Woods as a public servant and leader; we at ASU Law knew him as a great supporter, donor, adjunct professor and dear friend to the law school. We mourn the loss of our alumnus and our thoughts are with his family during this difficult time. He will be greatly missed by the entire ASU Law community.
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It's amore: ASU Law taps former Attorney General Grant Woods to teach in its Italy program
A political career in which he served as Arizona’s attorney general and John McCain’s chief of staff has taken Grant Woods all over the world. And in all his travels, the city he connected with the most was Florence, Italy.
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By Michael O’Neill.
Grant Woods passed away on October 23, 2021. I first learned of his passing when my professor, 9th Circuit Judge Andrew Hurwitz took a moment at the end of class to reflect on Grant’s legacy. Judge Hurwitz knew Grant professionally for many years but also played on a softball team with him up until the week of his passing.
Grant Woods was a father, an avid baseball fan, an amateur playwright, a musician, and a lawyer. A long-time Republican who served as a chief of staff to John McCain, Grant was quick to disavow the party as soon as Donald Trump won the primary prior to the 2016 election. He was a key participant in reaching the largest civil settlement in history against the big tobacco companies and played a similar role in more recent settlements regarding the opioid crisis.
Many people have written and spoken about his passing, including Karie Dozer, Charles Barkley, and his family. I feel hesitant to add my voice to the mix—my interactions with Grant Woo
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Grant Woods, former Arizona attorney general, dies at 67
Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods, the prosecutor and politician who frequently broke with his longtime party to support Democratic candidates and causes, died Saturday from a heart attack.
He was 67 years old.
“I am so proud of the man he was, public servant, advokat for the everyday individ, lover of music and stories and sports. He made me a better person. inom can’t even fathom our lives without him. But we are strong, and a close family and we will work hard to honor his life," said Marlene Galan Woods, Grant Woods' wife, in a prepared statement.
Woods fryst vatten survived bygd his wife, Marlene, and their fem children: Austin, Lauren, Cole, Dylan and Ava.
Funeral arrangemang will be announced soon, the statement said.
“Grant Woods was a great public servant, tremendous family man and a dear friend of my husband and our entire family," Cindy McCain, wife of the late Sen. John McCain, said to The Arizona Republic. "My