E. Hunt McCauley, ’66 DVM, ’73 MS, Bozeman, Mont., died June 11 at age 84. McCauley was a faculty member in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the University of Minnesota. He was also a consultant for the World Bank, where he assessed livestock across 10 states in Mexico and made recommendations on improving animal health services to the government. He is survived by his wife, Sue; 2 children; and 4 grandchildren. 

Donald W. Maas, ’60 DVM, Long Lake, Minn., died June 30 at age 88. He is survived by his wife, Geri; 3 children; 4 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren. 

Raymond P. Axtman, ’60 DVM, Snohomish, Wash., died June 14 at age 88. After graduating from the CVM, Axtman practiced large animal medicine in St. Charles, Minn. In 1970, he and his wife moved to Monro, Wash., where he had a small animal practice. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; 4 children; and 6 grandchildren. 

John Kunkel, '61 BS, '63 DVM, died November 21, 2016, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. His primary professional interests were bovine medicine and embryo transfer.

Todd D. Johnson, '63 DVM, of Paynesville, Minnesota, died November 29, 2016. After practicing in Spring Grove, Ortonville, and Ruthton/Tyler, Johnson established a practice in Paynesville in 1975, retiring in 2001. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, and hunting with his many Labrador retrievers.

William Theodore Burke, '61 DVM, of Rochester, Minnesota, died on April 14. Burke worked as a statistician and computer programmer for the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C., for many years. He was also a master gardener.

Raymond O. Benson, '66 DVM, died on January 21 at age 92. After graduation, he established a mixed animal practice in Clarissa, Minnesota, then went on to earn a master’s in science at the University of Minnesota in 1970 and teach at Washington State University for four years. He then returned to Minnesota tonpractice primarily small animal medicine in Hermantown. He later taught at the CVM for almost 20 years, focusing on orthopedic surgery.

Carl Osborne, '64 DVM, '70 PhD, professor and founder of the Minnesota Urolith Center, died peacefully on March 5, 2017 surrounded by his family and best friend, Chloe, his longtime service dog. Osborne was a member of the College of Veterinary Medicine faculty for 53 years. He earned his DVM from Purdue University in 1964, joined the faculty of the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine the same year, and earned his PhD from the University of Minnesota in 1970.

Osborne began the Minnesota Urolith Center “on a shoestring” in 1981. Later funded by Hill’s Pet Nutrition, it has since analyzed more than one million stones sent from around the world, and continues to research the prevention of and cures for diseases of the urinary system in companion animals under the leadership of Osborne’s colleague, Dr. Jody Lulich. In recognition of his extraordinary career, the College of Veterinary Medicine created the Osborne-Hills Chair in Nephrology and Urology in 1998.

Robert A. Williams, ’60 DVM, Olympia, Wash., died April 16, 2018 at age 86. Williams had practices in Minnesota, Illinois, Vermont, Colorado, and Washington state. He also was a USDA Federal Veterinary Medical Officer in charge of shipping animals around the world from SeaTac and sea ports. Williams is survived by his wife, Georgia Mae; 4 children; 10 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren.