Longtime Port of Pasco commissioner
Ernie Boston, who announced May 17 that he was stepping down to deal with health
issues, has died. He was 86.
Boston, who passed away
May 30 due to complications from surgery, first gained a seat on the three-member
commission in 1995. He had a business background and was a co-owner of Boston Real
Estate Associates with his wife, Betty.
In a resolution presented
to Boston after stepping down, his fellow port commissioners said that his “constructive,
independent thought and strong sense of responsibility and service to his fellow
residents of Franklin County and Washington state as a whole made for a better place
to live and work.”
According to port Executive
Director Jim Toomey, the commission has 90 days from Boston’s resignation or Aug.
14, to appoint a new commissioner, or a replacement would then be left in the hands
of Franklin County commissioners.
The Port of Pasco, located
in the Tri-Cities region of Washington State, manages a 28-acre marine terminal,
15-acre multi-modal rail/barge terminal, 600-acre industrial center, the Tri-Cities
Airport and numerous other properties.
