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Former Bethany Beach Mayor Dies at Age 70

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Tony  McClenny, the former mayor of Bethany Beach, died this morning at the age of 70.  

He was diagnosed with a brain tumor in January and died under hospice care.

McClenny left office earlier this year before beginning radium and chemotherapy treatment at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.

His wife Claudia said that he took to local government immediately after retirement and he loved it because of the people in the area

He served more than nine years as mayor.

There has been no announcement yet on a date for a memorial service.

But his family has asked those who would like to do so to donate to the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center in Baltimore.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.