DANVILLE — Former state Sen. Frank Ruff, long known as a champion of southern Virginia, died Saturday.
He was 75.
“Virginia has lost a legend of public service whose legacy will be felt across the commonwealth not for years — but generations to come,” Gov. Glenn Youngkin wrote in a statement late Saturday evening. “Sen. Frank Ruff has always believed that his public service was about finding good policy solutions to improve the lives of Virginians in rural communities.”
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