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Clark: Farewell to an American original, Spokane lawyer Stiley

1997 file photo of Pat Stiley a longtime Spokane-area attorney, who has passed away. (FILE / SR)
1997 file photo of Pat Stiley a longtime Spokane-area attorney, who has passed away. (FILE / SR)

He was the ultimate original.

Outlandish. Outrageous. Hilarious.

Spokane attorney Pat Stiley was every one of those things, and it pains me to report that this character I was proud to call a friend is gone.

Stiley, 70, died Friday at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center following a lengthy run of heart problems, said Frank Cikutovich, his longtime law partner.

One thing’s certain. My hometown will be a lot less interesting without Stiley around/Doug Clark, SR. More here.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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