{{Short description|Colorado politician (1932–2020)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

'''Viola "Vi" June''' (July 20, 1932 - August 15, 2020) was a city councilor, mayor, state representative, and newspaper columnist in Colorado. She won a seat on the Westminster, Colorado city council in 1965.<ref name=":0" /> In 1975, she was elected mayor and became the first woman to hold the office, and served until 1981.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Scott |date=August 19, 2020 |title=Remembering Vi June, Westminster mayor: Leading political voice made a difference to city and the state |url=https://arvadapress.com/stories/remembering-vi-june-westminster-mayor,313640 |website=Arvada Press: Colorado Community Media}}</ref> She later ran for Colorado House, and served eight years from 1991 to 1998.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=August 26, 2020 |title=Former Democratic Rep. Vi June has died, age 88 |url=https://www.coloradopolitics.com/legislature/former-democratic-rep-vi-june-has-died-age-88/article_e0be52d8-e7ac-11ea-9256-ff8937b5bc4b.html |website=Colorado Politics}}</ref> She was a Democrat and served as the minority whip in 1994.<ref name=":0" />

Viola Helen Beste was born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |year=2020 |title=Obituary for Viola "Vi" June |url=https://www.horancares.com/obituary/ViolaVi-June |website=Horan & McConaty}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 26, 2020 |title=Viola Helen June Obituary (1932 - 2020) |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thebrightonblade/name/viola-june-obituary?id=8298593 |website=Brighton Standard Blade |via=Legacy.com}}</ref> She studied at St. Cloud State University for one year before moving to Denver for a job at Gates Rubber.<ref name="auto"/> She began a career in journalism in 1963, and continued writing a column for the local papers until 2016.<ref name=":0" /> She was married for 60 years and had six children.<ref name=":1" /> She died on {{Death date and age|2020|August|15|1932|July}}.<ref name=":0" />

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