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Ranchino had no inclination of his sudden death. He had done election commentary for KATV since 1972. He leased a private plane to take him out of state as soon as his assignment for KATV had been completed. Ranchino had worked as a pollster on a campaign and wanted to be there for the final counting of the votes.<ref name=rnelson/> Claudia Riley, widow of the late Lieutenant Governor Bob Riley, whose home in Arkadelphia had been a meeting place for many of the state's rising Democratic politicians, called Ranchino prior to his death "a bright star on the horizon."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/arkansas/interviews/riley.html|title=''Frontline''|publisher=[[Public Broadcasting Service]]|accessdate=September 1, 2013}}</ref>
Ranchino had no inclination of his sudden death. He had done election commentary for KATV since 1972. He leased a private plane to take him out of state as soon as his assignment for KATV had been completed. Ranchino had worked as a pollster on a campaign and wanted to be there for the final counting of the votes.<ref name=rnelson/> Claudia Riley, widow of the late Lieutenant Governor Bob Riley, whose home in Arkadelphia had been a meeting place for many of the state's rising Democratic politicians, called Ranchino prior to his death "a bright star on the horizon."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/arkansas/interviews/riley.html|title=''Frontline''|publisher=[[Public Broadcasting Service]]|accessdate=September 1, 2013}}</ref>
Ranchino's funeral services were held at the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Arkadelphia.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hXifeHLTyxkC&pg=PA293 |title=Marvin Schwartz, In Service to America: A History of VISTA in Arkansas, 1965-1985 |chapter=Jim Ranchino: In Remembrance |page=259|publisher=University of Arkansas Press |date=1988 |ISBN=1-55728-005-3}}</ref> He is interred at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Arkadelphia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6372696|title=Jim Ranchino|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=September 1, 2013}}</ref>
Ranchino's funeral services were held at the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Arkadelphia.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hXifeHLTyxkC&pg=PA293 |title=Marvin Schwartz, In Service to America: A History of VISTA in Arkansas, 1965-1985 |chapter=Jim Ranchino: In Remembrance |page=259|publisher=University of Arkansas Press |date=1988 |ISBN=1-55728-005-3}}</ref> He is interred at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Arkadelphia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6372696|title=Jim Ranchino|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=September 1, 2013}}</ref>