Rich Pahls Cause Of Death, Obituary, Wife, Children

State Sen. Rich Pahls of Omaha, who previously served on the city council, died early Wednesday, April 27 2022, from cancer complications, according to a spokesman for his office. He was 78 years old.

Pahls was elected to the Nebraska Legislature in 2020 while serving as Omaha’s 5th District City Councilman, a position he held for eight years. Before becoming a councilman, the former Millard Public Schools principal had already served eight years in the Unicameral, having been elected in 2004 and re-elected in 2008.

In honour of Pahls, Gov. Pete Ricketts ordered that all flags in Nebraska be flown at half-staff beginning immediately and continuing until the end of Friday, April 29.

Friends remembered Pahls as someone who could easily shift from a policy of real-world implications to not taking yourself so seriously.

Lincoln state Sen. Adam Morfeld said he was “deeply saddened” by Pahls’ death.

“Rich was an incredibly thoughtful and friendly person and a happy warrior — someone who enjoyed joking around and not taking himself so seriously, but who took the job of representing his constituents and job very seriously,” Morfeld told 6 News.

Pahls was rumoured to be married, but little is known about his personal life. He had two adult children, Jake Pahls and Morgan Morefield, according to reports.