Eugene Peltola Jr., the husband of Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, died after a plane he was flying crashed in a remote part of Western Alaska, officials said Wednesday.
The congresswoman was in Washington and is returning to Alaska to be with family, according to a statement from her chief of staff, Anton McParland.
“He was one of those people that was obnoxiously good at everything. He had a delightful sense of humor that lightened the darkest moments. He was definitely the cook in the family. And family was most important to him,” McParland wrote. “He was completely devoted to his parents, kids, siblings, extended family, and friends — and he simply adored Mary. We are heartbroken for the family’s loss.”
