Salt Lake County Councilman Randy Horiuchi at '50 percent' in stroke recovery

By Steve Fidel, Deseret News

Published: Monday, April 30 2012 5:19 p.m. MDT

Salt Lake County Councilman Randy Horiuchi, left, talks with Draper City Councilman William Rappleye Monday, April 30, 2012 in Little Valley as they gather to help open an underground tunnel below Traverse Ridge Road, connecting the Little Valley area to the trail system in Corner Canyon.

Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

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Summary

Salt Lake County Councilman Randy Horiuchi said Monday he is still working toward his normal routines after suffering a stroke Jan. 27.

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake County Councilman Randy Horiuchi said Monday he is still working toward his normal routines after suffering a stroke Jan. 27.

He said he has been in intensive rehabilitation therapy both as a patient at University Hospital and more recently while recovering at home.

Horiuchi, 58, attended Monday's opening of the Little Valley Trail and Tunnel in Draper, a project he has supported that uses a tunnel under the Traverse Mountain Road highway to connect trails areas on either side. He said he feels well and is back to "about 50 percent" of his usual routines so far.

Horiuchi, a past state chairman of the Democratic Party, was elected in 1990 to the County Commission, where he served two terms. He was elected to the new County Council in 2002 and is currently in his second six-year term.

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Esquire

Springville, UT

Randy is a fine guy and I wish him the very best in his recovery.

7:01 a.m. May 1, 2012
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Pengwyn

Taylorsville, UT

50% of Randy is like 110% of most other politicians!

8:03 a.m. May 1, 2012
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