Not to be rude, but since Murray announced it are we SURE he has passed away?

The only mayor to declare Martial Law in Seattle.

(Also...@1=Awesome).

RIP to a decent fellow.

@1 - VERY nicely played.

@1: That's what I was going to ask... Also, sad to hear.

If you want to be nostalgic about the WTO days...

http://youtu.be/xTTTYjlqBJg

For all the flack that Schell got for cancelling the 2000 New Year fireworks, it should be remembered that the person who was stopped at the U S border was a terrorist-type from before 9/11 days, who did want to cause mayhem. Schell never got credit in retrospect for doing the wise thing.

@8: You mean Ahmed Ressam? He was headed to LAX, not the Space Needle.

RIP Mayor Paul Schell.
You served the city well.

RIP Herr Schlachtenhaufen. Kwame Garrett, on the other hand, can suck it.

Correction: Omari Garrett hit Herr Schlachtenhaufen is the face with a megaphone. He can suck it.

Sorry about his death, however, Schell as Mayor, for all his pro-business accolades, did nothing to further the cause of much needed right of way public transportation for the city.

He was a good man and a good mayor.

Schell was a crappy mayor and a crappy "acting dean of architecture" at UW (and I have first-hand experience with both of those), but he was really good and effective as DCD director and head of Cornerstone Development. Cornerstone did a wonderful job of restoring and developing blocks in Pioneer Square. The Watermark Tower/restored brick housing/Alexis Hotel are all stunning examples of the right kind of urban development.
His projects in Portland and Langley are also exemplary.
R.I.P.