Al Raine, mayor of Sun Peaks, B.C., dead at 83 [Video]

Al Raine, the only mayor of Sun Peaks Resort Municipality and husband of champion skier Nancy Greene Raine, has died at the age of 83.

Raine issued a statement on Saturday, saying that as of midnight he would resign as Sun Peaks mayor, saying it wasn’t something he wanted to do but his illness was growing more difficult.

His family announced on Sunday that Raine died surrounded by his wife and others.

Raine had ALS and says in his statement that the disease, combined with adult-onset asthma, made breathing more difficult every day.

His statement says ALS is a horrible disease and “the end is not pretty,” and while he would have been upset to have been diagnosed at 38 years old, at 83, his best years are behind him.

The family’s statement says a celebration of life is planned for Jan. 15 at Sun Peaks Centre.

Raine was elected …