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SURROUNDING THE MAYOR’S DEATH. TODD: THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT , NOW ACTING MAYOR OF BROCKTON, TOLD US MAYOR BILL CARPENTER DIED OF A HEART ATTACK. WE ARE AWAITING FURTHER DETAILS ARE BROCKTON CITY HALL. MAYOR CARPENTER WAS JUST 62 YEARS OLD. HE LEAVES BEHIND SIX CHILDREN PLUS GRANDCHILDREN. A WIDE-RANGING CAREER FOR THE VOICE OF BROCKTON HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS FOR 17 YEARS. HE ALSO CALLED PROFESSIONAL BOXING MATCHES. A POLITICAL INDEPENDENT SERVING HIS THIRD TERM AS MAYOR OF BROCKTON. WE SPOKE THIS MORNING WITH CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE GARY KEITH WHO REGARDED MAYOR CARPENTER AS A MENTOR. >> I’M AT A LOSS FOR WORDS. THEY JUST -- JUST LOST HIS FATHER A FEW WEEKS AGO. THE FAMILY IS GOING THROUGH THIS RIGHT NOW. A GOOD FAMILY. VERY WELL RESPECTED IN THE CITY. IT’S A BIG LOSS ALL THE WAY AROUND. TODD: THE AMERICAN FLAGS AT BROCKTON CITY HALL WERE LOWERED TO HALF STAFF IN HONOR OF MAYOR CARPENTER, SEEKING A FOURTH TERM IN OFFICE. CAMPAIGN SIGNS ARE UP ALL OVER BROCKTON SAYING IT TAKES A CARPENTER TO BUILD A CITY. CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT WILL SERVE AS ACTING MAYOR OF JANUARY 2020. GOVERNOR CHARLIE BAKER TWEETED OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO THE FAMILY OF BROCKTON MAYOR BILL CARPENTER, DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF HIS NEIGHBORS. WE JOINED THEM AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IN MOURNING HIS PASSING. A SAD DAY IN BROCKTON. MAYOR BILL CARPENTER, DEAD AT

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Flags are at half-staff in Brockton Wednesday after the sudden death of three-term Mayor Bill Carpenter.Acting Mayor and City Council President Moises Rodrigues said Carpenter, 62, died of a heart attack. "His indefatigable and infectious approach to governing had created unprecedented momentum and urban renewal in the city’s downtown," the city said in a statement.An autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death.Carpenter lived in Brockton for 32 years and was the father of six children. Before becoming mayor in 2013, he served four years as the Ward 5 representative to the Brockton School Committee, according to his biography on the city's webpage."I'm at a loss for words, really … Mayor Carpenter just lost his father a few weeks ago, and, you know, the family is going through this right now and stuff. It's a good family, and very nice, very well-respected in the city, so it's a big loss all the way around,” said City Council candidate Gary Keith, who regarded Mayor Carpenter as a mentor."Our hearts go out to the family of Brockton Mayor Bill Carpenter, a deeply committed public servant who was dedicated to improving the lives of his neighbors. We join them and the entire community in mourning his passing," Gov. Charlie Baker tweeted.As mayor, Carpenter focused on growing economic development in the city, fighting crime and the opioid crisis."Buildings are going up, crime is going down," he said in his March State of the City address. Carpenter was recognized nationally and locally as a leader in fighting opioid abuse and was the only mayor to serve on Baker’s Opioid Addiction Working Group.Carpenter was also well-known in the community as the former radio voice of Brockton High sports for 17 years and as a radio talk show host.Carpenter announced in June that he pulled nomination papers to seek re-election for a fourth term, and campaign signs are up throughout Brockton, reading, "It takes a Carpenter to build a City." "This is Bill Carpenter's administration and we're going to keep that moving forward," Rodrigues said in a statement. "We ask for support for the mayor's family and his family in city hall.""My best friend in the whole world is gone & i'm just empty inside. A part of me is gone," Carpenter's son, Ryan, posted on Facebook.