Three-term Bellevue City Council member Phil Noble died Sunday at Overlake Hospital as a result of complications from a blood disorder. He was 62.

Noble lived in Bellevue for over 45 years. He graduated from Sammamish High School and earned his law degree from the University of Washington before working as a lawyer and an administrative-law judge.

Noble also served eight years on the Bellevue School Board – twice as president – and eight with the bellevue Transportation Commission. He joined the City Council in 1999, and was twice re-elected, serving as deputy mayor for two years.

“He really did his homework and took his various roles seriously – as a husband, a father, a city council member, whatever it was,” said Noble’s wife, Shelley. “He really tried to do a good job for people.”

Former Bellevue City Council member Mike Creighton had similar memories of Noble, a longtime friend, college roommate, and fraternity brother.

“He had a sincere interest in being involved and helping the community,” he said.

Noble dedicated much of his energy to human-services issues, serving with the Eastside Human Services Forum and on the governing board of the King County Committee to End Homelessness.

“He’s someone who felt that he was very fortunate, and that he lived in a very prosperous city, but that wasn’t the whole picture of the community,” Shelley said. “He felt that to the extent that the community could do more, it should do more.”

Noble also enjoyed camping, bridge, tennis, and reading about history, according to his family and friends. He suffered for several years from myelodysplasia, a blood disorder that compromises the immune system.

Shelley said his death came as somewhat of a surprise.

“It was a surprise in the sense that it happened right now and it happened quickly, but he’d been fighting this illness for awhile,” she said

Noble is survived by his wife, daughter Andrea, and son Mike.

A service is planned for 1 p.m. on June 27 at St. Louise Catholic Church (141 156th Avenue Southeast, Bellevue).

City Council members cancelled their June 22 meeting and ordered all flags at city buildings to be flown at half mast as a memorial to their colleague.

The City Council will appoint a temporary replacement for Noble, and his position will be open for election in November.

King County Elections will hold a special candidate filing period from Aug. 19 through Aug. 29 for the position. All candidates will appear on the ballot in November, with the top vote-getter winning the seat.

The City Council will not discuss making an appointment until July 6 at the earliest, according to the Bellevue city clerk.

Noble was last elected in 2007 for a term due to expire in 2011. His replacement will serve the remainder of that term.