Former North Dakota legislator, Grand Forks City Council member dies at 81

A longtime public servant, both in his local community and state, has died.

Eliot Glassheim, who served in the North Dakota Legislature in 1975, and again from 1993 to 2016, and the Grand Forks City Council from 1982 to 2012, died at the age 81 on Wednesday.

Gov. Doug Burgum released the following statement today:

“Eliot Glassheim was a true statesman whose wisdom, integrity and quick wit made him an effective consensus-builder and beloved public servant for more than two decades in the House and 30 years on the Grand Forks City Council,” Burgum said. “Kathryn and I extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends as we honor his incredible legacy of public service.”

As of early Friday morning, no services had been set for Glassheim.