Brockton Mayor Bill Carpenter dies at 62

1,362,194 @ 10:34 am Brockton Mayor Bill Carpenter dies at 62 Carpenter, the father of six children, including a Brockton police officer, underwent surgery after suffering a blockage of the cardiac artery in March. That surgery took place after a sudden medical emergency, with the mayor reporting chest pains and difficulty breathing. Carpenter went back to work shortly after a cardiac catheterization was performed, but many City Hall observers noticed how much weight he lost in recent weeks. https://www.enterprisenews.com/news/20190703/brockton-mayor-bill-carpenter-dies-at-62

Brockton Mayor Bill Carpenter has died. Carpenter was 62 and the father of six children. The circumstances of his death were not immediately known and Brockton officials did not immediately return telephone calls seeking information. Marion Farwell, the wife of City Councilor Winthrop Farwell, said her husband was notified of Carpenter’s death Wednesday morning. “It’s just a very sad day,’’ Marion Farwell said. Read the full story.