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Atlanta City Council holds moment of silence for AJC reporter’s son

Dad and Michael soak up a Braves game in June 2018. (photo: “Some random guy at the stadium”)
Dad and Michael soak up a Braves game in June 2018. (photo: “Some random guy at the stadium”)
By Raisa Habersham
June 17, 2019

Atlanta City Council members opened their Monday meeting with a moment of silence for longtime Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Bill Torpy’s son Michael Torpy.

Michael Torpy died June 10 after his two-year battle with cancer. He was 20.

Bill Torpy has long covered Atlanta City Hall, and was known for his harsh criticism toward former Mayor Kasim Reed and his administration.

Read Torpy’s full tribute to his son in his column here:

ExploreTorpy at Large: How our youngest, who died, led us as he left us

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Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

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