Frederick M. Wells, ’61 DVM, Berlin, Wis., died Jan. 30, 2018 at age 86. Upon graduating from CVM, Wells purchased the Berlin Veterinary Clinic, where he practiced for 35 years. He is predeceased by his first wife, Kathy, and his daughter, Beth. Wells is survived by his second wife, Sylvia; 2 children; 2 grandchildren; and 5 step-children.

Bennett J. Porter, Jr., ’61 DVM, Wayzata, Minn., died Dec. 14, 2017, at age 86. Porter was founder and owner of Westgate Pet Clinic from 1971 to 1995. He is predeceased by his wife, Mary Jean. He is survived by 4 children, including Bennett Porter III, class of 1982, and Thayer Porter, class of 1959. He is also survived by 9 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandchild.

Roger W. Meads, ’63 DVM, Hortonville, Wis., died April 7, 2017, at age 83. Meads practiced veterinary medicine at the Heritage Animal Hospital in Hortonville for 46 years. He was a proponent of preventative herd health management. He is survived by his wife, Stannye; 3 children; 8 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandchild.

Gerald A. Dahl, ’66 DVM, Park River, N.D., died Nov. 24, 2017, at age 75. Dahl worked in private practice. He was a lifetime member of the North Dakota Veterinary Medical Association and Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association. The North Dakota Veterinary Association named him Veterinarian of the Year in 2015.

Ervin J. Baas, ’60 DVM, Richmond, Virg., died April 25, 2018 at age 86. Baas eventually obtained his PhD from University of California-Davis in comparative pathology and laboratory animal medicine in 1971. He was inducted into the Phi Zeta Society of Veterinary Medicine and was an animal disease investigator for the National Institutes of Health. Baas was licensed in Minnesota, Iowa, California, Maryland, and Virginia. He was a member of the College of Laboratory Animal Medicine, District of Columbia Veterinary Medical Association, American Veterinary Association (50 years), American Association of Laboratory Animal Medicine, and Laboratory Animal Practitioners Association. He is survived by his wife, Avis; 2 children; and 2 grandchildren.

Steven W. Anderson, ’60 DVM, Mankato, Minn., died Jan. 16, 2018 at age 81. Anderson treated both large and small animals in private practice for 40 years. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Christine, and survived by his wife, Pat; 5 children; 17 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.

Douglas H. Anderson, ’68 DVM, Roswell, Minn., died Dec. 31, 2017, at age 79. Anderson had a private practice for more than 20 years in Woodland Park, Colo. Anderson started his career with the USDA in 1984, working with cattle until he retired in 2001. Doug is survived by his wife, Kathryn; 1 child; 3 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.