Düsseldorf -
Quiet it is in the corridors of City Hall. The shock is almost palpable.
Suddenly and unexpectedly order and Transport Minister Werner Leonhardt on Friday morning has died at his home in Rösrath.
His wife found him lifeless on the floor of the bathroom. He probably died of a sudden heart failure. Tragic: In the night he was again Grandpa made.
"I am deeply shocked," said Mayor Dirk Elbers. "It's disbelief, words fail me," said FDP faction leader Manfred Neuenhaus. From the camp of political opponents only dismay is heard - and respect.
"Leo was a staunch conservative. Even if we were not of one mind - he was always straightforward and reliable, "says Günter Karen Young (Green). Rules Committee Chairman Martin Volkenrath (SPD): "I fell off my chair when I heard it. His death breaks a gap, he has made his job very well. "
Leonhardt was in 1996 became Head of Department. Specializing in crime prevention. His passion was the sport. "He will be missed," said CEO Peter Fortuna Frymuth.
