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LEXINGTON a John Wightman is remembered as someone who cared deeply for people and served well.

Wightman died in Lexington on Thursday at the age of 78 after being transported to Lexington Regional Health Center.

aHe was number one a very good man, someone who cared very deeply about Lexington, the county and state,a said John Fagot, mayor of Lexington.

Dawson County District Court Judge James Doyle IV said Wightman was a aservanta and alistenera of two of his defining characteristics.

Doyle worked in the same law office as Wightman for 19 years before being appointed a judge in 2001.

Wightman served two terms in the Nebraska Legislature representing District 36, from 2007-2015, and was unable to run for re-election in 2014 due to term limits.

He served on the Lexington City Council from 1974 to 1978 and again from 1984 to 2000, including two years as mayor.