Deletion of Elbert Adrian Brinckerhoff

Comment: Meets every requirement for  with an obituary in the New York Times as the reference in the article. "Being a mayor of small town does not guarantee notability" but having in an obituary in the New York Times is by definition being notable. Out of the maybe 6,000 people that die each day in the USA the New York Times has an obituary for maybe 3 or 4
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)