Bill Clinton mourns loss of Pat Owens

Patty Owens thought she was just signing up to do the best job that she could as Mayor for relatively small Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Grand Forks has a little less than 60,000 residents. While that definitely is a lot of people to govern, Mayors of cities that size don't generally become known on a national level.

That's exactly what happened to Pat Owens, though. Shortly after she became Mayor, her city was struck with such devastating flooding that it seemed like everybody in America knew her name for a while. Now, Owens has passed away and her friends are coming out of the woodwork to honor her.

One of those friends is Bill Clinton.

Regardless of how you feel about Bill Clinton's politics or the example he set for America by receiving fellatio from a White House intern, there's no denying that Bill is a pretty important guy.

So when somebody like Bill Clinton has things to say about Patty Owens, America is inclined to listen.

Bill Clinton was president when the flooding in Grand Forks happened, and he formed a close partnership with Pat Owens while working together to clean up the mess.

Bill Clinton on former Grand Forks Mayor Pat Owens: ‘I’ll always be grateful for the chance to work with her’ https://t.co/pOYrcchZ07

— Grand Forks Herald (@gfherald) July 26, 2024

After Owens passed away at the end of July 2024, Bill Clinton was one of the first people to remark publicly about her legacy:

"Pat Owens was an extraordinary public servant who, when disaster struck, showed all of America what she and the Grand Forks community are made of," Clinton said after Owens passed away. "Her efforts set the city on a path to recovery, and proved the age-old belief that leaders are not born but made."

Before becoming Mayor, Patty Owens had worked as the Mayor's executive assistant for 33 years.

Eventually, she decided to try her hand at the job herself.

She won the election, becoming the city's first female mayor.

Although she didn't win reelection, there's no doubt that Pat Owens left a lasting legacy.

Just ask Bill Clinton.

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