Rensselaer City Hall will be closed Monday in observation of the funeral of Mayor Dan Dwyer.
Dwyer, a Democrat in office since 2006, died early Tuesday at Albany Medical Center Hospital after a battle with cancer.
“He had two loves. One love was his family and the other was the city of Rensselaer.”
One of his successor Richard Mooney’s first activities was to order city flags to fly at half-staff.
“When the mayor took over 13 years ago, we were a struggling city. He pulled us out.”
Funeral services are scheduled for Monday at 10 a.m. at the Church of St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph, 53 Herrick Street in Rensselaer.
