WILLISTON, N.D. - Congressman Earl Pomeroy issued a statement today on the passing of Art Link, who represented western North Dakota in Congress from 1971-1973 and served as the state's 27th governor from 1973-1981.
Congressman Pomeroy's statement follows:
"North Dakota is heartbroken today at the news that Governor Art Link has passed away. My thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Grace, and the rest of his family.
"Art Link was a uniquely North Dakotan public servant. There is an old Nonpartisan League adage that "the office seeks the man." That described Governor Link perfectly.
"Governor Link was born and raised on a farm in McKenzie County, and he never strayed from his rural North Dakota roots. He approached issues with a strong conscience and the kind of common sense that you get growing up on the prairie. He was interested in results, not the limelight.
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"Governor Link's work helped our state build the strong education system and growing energy industry that we have today.
"His common sense, decency, and the sincerity of his commitment to helping others made Art and his ever-present wife and partner, Grace, the role models of public service for generations of North Dakotans."
