We told you yesterday that San Augustine City Manager Bruce Milstead had passed away Monday evening following a short-illness. We later received word Mr. Milstead had suffered a heart attack Sunday morning, and died in Lufkin from complications after heart by-pass surgery.

San Augustine Mayor Leroy Hughes said the one year that Milstead served as city manager he had done a great job for the city and for the people of San Augustine. He used the word, "awesome".

Mayor Hughes said Milstead had great communications with the city staff and was an excellent supervisor, and will be missed.

The San Augustine City Council went ahead and met as scheduled last night and appointed Mayor Hughes as interim city manager, a position he said he's held previously in between managers. He said the search process would begin, soon for a replacement.

Milstead had served as city manager or administrator in Huntington and Moulton before coming back home to San Augustine.

Wyman Roberts Funeral Home is in charge of service for 52-year old Bruce Milstead. Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in San Augustine.