Eddie Paul Mayne (September 16, 1945 – November 25, 2007) was an

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from

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. A

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, he was a member of the

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, representing the state's 5th senate district in

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Early life and education

Mayne studied at

Snow College Snow College is a public community college in Ephraim, Utah. It offers certificates and associate degrees in a number of areas, along with bachelor's degrees in music and software engineering and a four-year nursing program. Snow College is par ...

and the

University of Utah The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the flagship institution of the Utah System of Higher Education. The university was established in 1850 as the University of De ...

. He worked for

Kennecott Utah Copper Kennecott Utah Copper LLC (KUC), a division of Rio Tinto Group, is a mining, smelting, and refining company. Its corporate headquarters are located in South Jordan, Utah. Kennecott operates the Bingham Canyon Mine, one of the largest open-pit c ...

in the

Bingham Canyon Mine The Bingham Canyon Mine, more commonly known as Kennecott Copper Mine among locals, is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, in the Oquirrh Mountains. The mine is the largest m ...

after his first year in college.

Labor leader

In 1977, at age 31, he became the youngest person to win election to the state presidency of the AFL-CIO,http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695230796,00.html?pg=3 "Sen. Ed Mayne dies of cancer," Deseret News, November 26, 2007 a position he held until his death.

Politics

Mayne was first elected to the Utah State Senate in 1994. He rose to the position of Assistant Minority Whip.

Death and tributes

Mayne was diagnosed with lung cancer in the spring of 2007, and died on November 25, 2007, at his home. On September 19, 2008, the

Hunter High School Hunter High School is a public high school located at 4200 South 5600 West, West Valley City, Utah, United States. It was opened in 1990 with its first graduating class graduating in 1991. During the first school year (1990–1991), the enrollme ...

football stadium, in West Valley City, Utah, was named 'Ed Mayne Stadium' for his support in getting funding for stadium lights as well as for other athletics in the school.

References

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