Ted Eyre

{{Short description|American politician (1946–2017)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Ted Eyre

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|birth_date = {{birth date|1946|8|14|}}

|birth_place = Rawlins, Wyoming

|residence =

|office1 = Mayor of Murray, Utah

|term_start1 =January 1, 2014

|term_end1 = August 25, 2017

|predecessor1 = Dan Snarr

|successor1 = D. Blair Camp

|party = Republican

|spouse = Ruth Peters Eyre

|children = 4

|website =

|alma_mater = San Bernardino Valley College

|death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2017|08|25|1946|08|14}}

|death_place = Murray, Utah

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David Ted Eyre (August 14, 1946 – August 25, 2017) was mayor of Murray, Utah from 2014 to 2017. Elected to a four-year term as Murray City mayor in 2013, Eyre began his term on January 7, 2014.Primary elections: Out with old, in with new in Murray, one of many cities to pick candidates. Salt Lake Tribune, Mike Gorrell And Cathy Mckitrick,

August 13, 2013 He was unable to complete his full term in office, dying of prostate cancer at age 71.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024|reason=Cause of death needs source}} Eyre is the first Murray Mayor to not complete a full term, which resulted in the appointment of an acting and interim mayor by the Murray City Council.A mayor with a giant heart: Remembering Ted Eyre. Shaun Delliskave, The Murray Journal, October 3, 2017

Eyre was born and raised in Wyoming and graduated from Cheyenne East High School. He attended Brigham Young University and San Bernardino Valley College where he received his degree in Aviation Sciences.Murray mayor dies from complications of cancer. The Deseret News, August 25, 2017

Eyre joined the United States Army and served a tour in the Vietnam War flying a U-21 Ute transport aircraft in the aviation division of the Signal Corps. After returning home, he worked on construction projects in Colorado before becoming a flight instructor in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. He eventually became a pilot for Western Airlines which was acquired by Delta Air Lines in 1986. He relocated to Murray City in 1987, where he retired as a Delta Air Lines captain in 2005.A mayor with a giant heart: Remembering Ted Eyre. Shaun Delliskave, The Murray Journal, October 3, 2017

During Mayor Eyre's term enhancements were made to Murray City Park including Wi-Fi throughout the park, six pickleball courts, an outdoor exercise area, new restrooms and the newly remodeled Murray Park Amphitheater. During his administration, the City acquired historic Murray Theater, Murray Chapel and Murray Mansion for the downtown redevelopment projectIncumbent mayors fare well in Salt Lake County. Murray Journal. Mandy Ditto, March 31, 2017 area and property for future construction of a new fire station and city hall.Murray Mayor Ted Eyre, 71, dies after battling cancer. Lee Davidson, The Salt Lake Tribune, August 25, 2017