Alice Rainville, the first female president of the Minneapolis City Council, died this morning. She was 80 years old.

Rainville was appointed to the post (then known as “alderman”) in 1975 and spent 22 years on the council, including a decade as its leader. The family’s political legacy has continued in the ensuing years: Her daughter, Barbara Johnson, is the current City Council president. Her nephew, Michael Rainville, is running for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.

E. J. Dionne of the Washington Post referenced Rainville’s political legacy in a column last year. Here’s the Strib’s obituary. The flag at City Hall has been lowered to half-staff, and a moment of silence will be observed in her honor prior to the start of the City Council meeting Friday.