The first-ever elected coroner in Kittitas County's history has died.

On Thursday, County officials announced that Nick Henderson had passed away earlier this week but did not offer any details surrounding his death.

Henderson, who was still in the midst of his third term, became the County's first coroner to win public election in 2015 and was responsible for the founding of the Coroner's Office in Kittitas County.

The Ellensburg Daily Record reports he worked closely with multiple law enforcement, emergency response, and public health agencies, and funeral homes while serving as coroner.

At a special meeting of the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday, Commissioner Laura Osiadacz said Henderson's passing has created "really unfortunate circumstances,” and went on to sa

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