PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - Robert Hoag Rawlings, chairman and editor of The Pueblo Chieftain, has died of natural causes. He was 92.
Rawlings worked at The Pueblo Chieftain and its former sister publication, The Pueblo Star-Journal, for 70 years.
The Chieftain reports (https://bit.ly/2o4hFbg ) that he spent the past 37 years as publisher and editor, becoming chairman of the Star-Journal Publishing Corp. this year.
A Pueblo native and a World War II Navy veteran, Rawlings used the editorial pages to advocate for Pueblo and Southeastern Colorado. He fought to protect institutions such as Colorado State University-Pueblo and the Colorado State Fair but was best known for his battle to protect the quantity and quality of water in the Pueblo area.
Under his direction, The Chieftain won numerous awards for its reporting and editorials about water.
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Information from: The Pueblo Chieftain, https://www.chieftain.com
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