Mike Swoboda Explained

Mike Swoboda
Office:Mayor of Kirkwood, Missouri
Term Start:2000
Term End:2008
Preceded:Marge Schramm
Succeeded:Art McDonnell
Birth Name:Michael Emil Swoboda
Birth Date:29 September 1938
Nationality:American

Michael Emil "Mike" Swoboda (September 29, 1938 – September 6, 2008) was the mayor of Kirkwood, Missouri for two periods (20002008).

He was wounded on February 7, 2008, when Charles "Cookie" Thornton went on a shooting rampage at a meeting in the city hall. Swoboda, who was one of the targets of the rampage, was taken to St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in critical condition.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Swoboda was shot in the lower jaw, with the bullet exiting from his cheek, and was also shot in the back of his head. He received a surgery on February 7 and a second on February 8, which lasted three hours.[5] On February 13, he opened his eyes, and on the 15th his condition was upgraded to serious.[6] On February 23, his condition was upgraded to satisfactory. However, on September 6, 2008, Swoboda died in hospice after a rapid health decline shortly before his 70th birthday.[7] According to Swoboda's son, cancer was an additional factor that contributed to his father's health decline.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 6 dead in shooting rampage at Kirkwood City Council . 2008-02-07 . 2008-02-07 . . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080208212628/http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/DF9F175C2F225844862573E9001BDB9A?OpenDocument . 2008-02-08 .
  2. News: Missouri Shooter's Motives Emerge. The New York Times. 2008-02-08. 2008-02-08 . Mike . Nizza . Carla . Baranauckas.
  3. Web site: Man opens fire at Mo. council meeting . 2008-02-07 . 2008-02-07 . . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080212035252/http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/07/man_opens_fire_at_mo_council_meeting/9960/ . 2008-02-12 .
  4. News: Gunman in Kirkwood City Hall attack left a suicide note. KMOV.com. 2008-02-08. 2008-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080209142856/http://www.kmov.com/topstories/stories/kmov_localnews_080207_gunshots.9d9f3598.html . 2008-02-09.
  5. News: Kirkwood Mayor Shot Twice, Has Second Surgery. https://archive.today/20130127211110/http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=139915. dead. 2013-01-27. KDSK.com. 2008-02-08. 2008-02-08.
  6. News: Kirkwood's mayor continues to improve . Stephen Deere . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 2008-02-15 . 2008-02-15 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080218080220/http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/885D164A3D162578862573F00056E345?OpenDocument . 2008-02-18 .
  7. Web site: STLtoday - Former Kirkwood Mayor Mike Swoboda dies . 2008-09-06 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080908105006/http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/FB655C8A51D2B402862574BC00544C98?OpenDocument . 2008-09-08 .