Former Kent Police Chief Jay B. Skewes died Feb. 21 in Sequim after a lengthy illness.
Skewes, 71, of Port Angeles, served as the Kent police chief from 1976-84, said Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke, who announced the death of Skewes at the March 2 City Council meeting.
Skewes died at the Olympic Care & Rehabilitation Center in Sequim, according to the Web site of the Drennan & Ford Funeral Home in Port Angeles. No services were held or are planned for Skewes.
For more information or to sign an online guestbook for the family of Skewes, go to www.drennanford.com.
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