John Pechmann Head of the NC Wildlife Commission dies of an apparent heart attack
Photo courtesy of NC Wildlife Commission
Mr. Pechmann died suddenly at his home from an apparent heart attack yesterday. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones at this difficult time.
John Pechmann, chairman of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, died Saturday. He was 57.
Family members said Pechmann, a Fayetteville lawyer, appeared to have died of a heart attack at his home.
In 1993, Pechmann was appointed to the commission, which manages the state’s wild game, sets the hunting and fishing seasons, issues hunting and fishing licenses, and regulates inland boating. He had been its chairman since 1999.
“John … probably has had more care and concern for the environment and the fish and the wildlife of North Carolina than anybody I have ever seen,” Warren said, calling Pechmann a devoted family man.
Pechmann received the Gov.’s Award as North Carolina’s Conservationist of the Year in 2001. He helped to increase the state’s Wildlife Endowment Fund and expand efforts by the commission to restore and conserve wildlife habitat.
News article From Fayetteville on Line
Photo courtesy of NC Wildlife Commission
A fishing education center named after John Pechmann is scheduled to be opened next month in Fayetteville NC.
Cool story brotha. Wish you could have got one, after all the head ache. T.
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