From the Daily World:

Jack Thompson, longtime Port of Grays Harbor Commissioner, died overnight in Santiago, Chile, Port officials said Thursday morning. He was there attending the annual convention of the American Association of Port Authorities.

Thompson was with his wife Trish and they had been out for a walk on Sunday when he fell and hit his head. He was being cared for in a private clinic and people who were part of the convention were helping facilitate things the past couple of days.

Thompson joined the Port Commission in 1994 and was serving his fifth 6-year term representing District 2. He was president of the three-person board and is the third longest serving commissioner in the Port’s 107-year history, according to Dunlap. He was in his 80s.

A statement released by the Port Thursday listed among Thompson’s accomplishments expanding the Port’s portfolio of cargoes to include dry bulk, liquid bulk, RORO (roll on-roll off vehicle imports by ship) in addition to the traditional wood-based commodities such as logs, lumber, pulp and paper. Per state law, Commissioners Stan Pinnick and Phil Papac will appoint a new commissioner from District 2 within 90 days of the vacancy.

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