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Former Poway reporter Pat Kumpan dies

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Former Pomerado News reporter Pat Kumpan died Monday in Hawaii following a battle with cancer. She was 67.

Kumpan was with the company for 18 years, writing for the Corridor News, Rancho Bernardo News Journal and the Poway News Chieftain. She left the company in 2012. She was known for her human interest features and her stories about health, substance abuse and alternative education programs. In 2007 she received awards from the San Diego Prevention Coalition and Soroptimist International of Poway.

A native of Greenwich, Conn., Kumpan attended Sacred Heart University. Before joining the newspaper staff she was active with the Poway Friends of the Library.

Kumpan was a Navy widow. Survivors include three grown children.

Plans for a memorial service will be announced at a later time.

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