ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell officials announced the passing of former Councilman Marcelo Zapata at the City Council meeting Aug. 11.
“Marcelo was just somebody that was so passionate about the city,” Councilwoman Christine Hall, who served with Zapata, said.
Mayor Kurt Wilson announced that he passed away surrounded by family in Argentina Aug. 1.
Zapata was elected to the City Council in 2015 for Post 1 and won re-election in 2019 garnering 56 percent of the vote. He served until June 2022, when he stepped down due to poor health…