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Joe Coors Jr. Dies At 74

GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) - Golden resident and member of the prominent beer brewing family Joe Coors, Jr. has passed away at the age of 74.

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Joe Coors is interviewed by Roll Call at their office in Washington, D.C. on September 14, 2012. (Photo By Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call)

A good friend of the family confirmed his death.

Coors, a Republican, ran against Rep. Ed Perlmutter for Congress in Colorado's 7th Congressional District in 2012 and lost.

Joe Coors Jr.
Joe Coors Jr. (credit: CBS)

Coors was the great grandson of brewer Adolph Coors.

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