Braudis passed after watching his hometown Boston Celtics win game one of the NBA championships.

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“What really strikes me about Joe … is the love and care he had for the people who worked for him, and he always has emphasized that he works for the citizens of Pitkin County,” said Jill Ashey, who Braudis hired in 2000 to work in the jail.

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