Dr. Donald Schieve, the father of Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve, died in Las Vegas on Saturday, four days after he was critically injured in a fire at his travel trailer in Bullhead City, Arizona.
Reno City Manager Andrew Clinger, in a statement, says the mayor "greatly appreciates all of the support she has received from across Nevada and Bullhead City" since Tuesday's fire sent her 82-year-old father to University Medical Center in Las Vegas.
Fire officials say he was inside the trailer when the fire broke out, and he was severely burned when he ran through flames on the porch to get outside.
The mayor skipped Wednesday's meeting of the Reno City Council to be with her father, who was a pathologist and ophthalmologist.
He suffered burns over 50 to 70% of his body. (AP)
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Reno City Manager Andrew Clinger, on behalf of City of Reno employees and the Reno City Council, has issued the following statement regarding Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve:
It is with great regret and sadness that we inform the public and media that Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve's father, Don Schieve, passed away in Las Vegas today from injuries he sustained in a fire that occurred in Bullhead City, Arizona on April 28, 2015. The Mayor greatly appreciates all of the support she has received from across Nevada and Bullhead City.
She also asks that you respect her privacy during this difficult time for her and her family. The Mayor requests that no flowers be sent, but that donations can be made to UMC Lions Wound and Burn Care Center Restricted Fund in Don Schieve's name. The Mayor and her family would also like to thank Dr. Lewis and the staff of the UMC Lions Burn Care Center in Las Vegas for their care.
