March 28, 2024

Dubuque County official who also served in legislature dies

DUBUQUE — Dubuque County Supervisor Tom Hancock, who also served in the Iowa Senate, has died at the age of 67.

Fellow county Supervisor Daryl Klein said the sheriff and Hancock’s wife told him Hancock died early Sunday.

Hancock served with the Epworth Fire Department for 45 years, including 16 years as chief. He also served in the Senate for eight years and was a former president of the Iowa Firefighters Association.