 However, after Harold Washington won the Democratic nomination for Mayor, and subsequently the Mayoralty itself, in 1983, Natarus supported Washington (who was black) in the racially charged "Council Wars" that followed.After Washington's death and eventual replacement by Richard M. Daley, Natarus was as loyal to the son as he had been to his father.When Dunne finally retired as Ward Committeeman in 2003 precinct captains selected Natarus as his replacement.