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Waubay City Council adopts resolution honoring Mayor Barry Hillestad
Summary
The Waubay City Council adopted a formal "Resolution in Honor and Memory of Mayor Barry Hillestad," recording his death on May 23, 2025, summarizing his public-service career and directing that a copy be sent to his family and journaled in council minutes.
The City Council of Waubay adopted a formal resolution recognizing the death of Mayor Barry Hillestad and memorializing his public service. The resolution notes: "The City Council of Waubay with profound sorrow has been notified of the passing of Mayor Barry Hillestad on May 23rd, 2025." The resolution was adopted after a motion by Birney, seconded by Bowen, with all voting aye.
The resolution records that Hillestad was sworn into office as Waubay City Mayor on May 5, 2025, and summarizes his long career in law enforcement: he moved to Waubay in 1997, served as the Waubay City police officer, served as a Day County deputy sheriff and later was elected Day County sheriff (serving three elected terms), and was appointed sheriff of Roberts County for two years. The resolution also records that Hillestad helped form the Memorial Assistance Response Team (M.A.R.T.) and served as president of the South Dakota Sheriff’s Association in 2016.
The resolution directs that a copy be placed among the journals and minutes of the council and that a copy be sent to Hillestad’s family "as a testimony of the deepest sympathy of the City of Waubay in their bereavement."
