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==Death==
==Death==
Boozman died near Rogers when a barn which he had used for various farm chores collapsed. In addition to his brother, he was survived by his wife, Josephine Victoria "Vicky" Boozman (born 1946), their three children, and his mother, the former Marie Nichols, who lives in [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]] in Sebastian County, Arkansas, where John Boozman was born and both brothers were reared.<ref name=death/> His father was Fay Winford Boozman, Jr. (1923–1991), whose last residence was in Rogers. It is unclear where Boozman was born, but his younger brother was born in Fort Smith, and Fay Boozman was reared in Fort Smith.
Boozman died near Rogers when a barn which he had used for various farm chores collapsed. In addition to his brother, he was survived by his wife, Josephine Victoria "Vicky" Boozman (born 1946), their three children, and his mother, the former Marie Nichols, who lives in [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]] in Sebastian County, Arkansas, where John Boozman was born and both brothers were reared.<ref name=death/> His father was Fay Winford Boozman, Jr. (1923–1991), whose last residence was in Rogers. It is unclear where Boozman was born, but his younger brother was born in Fort Smith, and Fay Boozman was reared in Fort Smith.
Governor Huckabee released this statement on Boozman's death: "[He] was not only one of my most trusted team members, but he was a close personal friend and [[Christian]] brother. One of my happiest days as governor was when he became director of the Department of Health. His death will mark the very saddest day. . . . . Many of us lose a dear personal friend, but our entire state loses one of our finest ever and most pure-hearted public servants who loved others more than self and was incapable of anything other than statesmanship and kindness."<ref name=death/>
Governor Huckabee released this statement on Boozman's death: "[He] was not only one of my most trusted team members, but he was a close personal friend and [[Christian]] brother. One of my happiest days as governor was when he became director of the Department of Health. His death will mark the very saddest day. . . . . Many of us lose a dear personal friend, but our entire state loses one of our finest ever and most pure-hearted public servants who loved others more than self and was incapable of anything other than statesmanship and kindness."<ref name=death/>
Bob Alvey, a health department spokesman, referred to the "tragic loss" of Dr. Boozman: "Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who knew him and knew how great a person he was." Then [[Mayor]] Steve Womack, a Boozman family friend who in 2011 became U.S. Representative for Arkansas' 3rd congressional candidate to succeed John Boozman, told ''The Rogers Morning News'' that Boozman was moving from his Rogers residence to another home, also in Rogers. Emergency personnel responded to the farm and found that Boozman had been crushed by a large gate.<ref name=death/>
Bob Alvey, a health department spokesman, referred to the "tragic loss" of Dr. Boozman: "Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who knew him and knew how great a person he was." Then [[Mayor]] Steve Womack, a Boozman family friend who in 2011 became U.S. Representative for Arkansas' 3rd congressional candidate to succeed John Boozman, told ''The Rogers Morning News'' that Boozman was moving from his Rogers residence to another home, also in Rogers. Emergency personnel responded to the farm and found that Boozman had been crushed by a large gate.<ref name=death/>