A former Huntley District 158 school board member who drew both fire and admiration for his fierce questioning of the district's financial dealings has died.

Larry Snow, 61, was a District 158 school board member between 2005 and 2009, when he lost his bid for a two-year seat.

He was elected in 2005 at a time when the district was enduring a wave of public disgust over district officials' handling of a controversial 2004 referendum. Voters had been told that their property tax rate increase would be less than half of what the district actually could access, and the district soon was dealing with revelations of financial missteps and revolving administrators.