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  • Bradford C. Yoho, ’68 DVM, died March 11, 2020 at 84. Yoho co-founded the Stillwater Equine Veterinary Clinic and Stillwater Veterinary Clinic. When not working, Yoho trained and showed hunting dogs, and also bred, trained, and raced Thoroughbred horses. He is survived by his wife, Carole; two children; four grandchildren; and a brother.

  • Harold Leo Strandberg, ’54 DVM, died  March 31, 2020 at 92. Strandberg served in the US Navy prior to receiving his DVM. Afterwards he served in the US Army for 30 years, first serving as the Veterinary Corp officer in Special Forces in Vietnam while also becoming a member of the Airborne Special Forces Green Beret. He then went on to teach veterinary science in Bangkok, Thailand for three years. After his second tour in Vietnam, Strangberg moved to Wisconsin to be closer to his twin brother, and help with spay and neuter surgeries at his veterinary clinic. He ended his career in the Army as the Chief of Veterinary Activities at the Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Wa. He is survived by his wife, Ginger; five children; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and sister, Beverly Halter.

  • John W. Reynolds, ’84 DVM, South Milwaukee, Wis., died February 7, 2017 at 65. Reynolds spent the majority of his career working at Cudahy Veterinary Clinic, and shared his love of animals with his daughter, who went on to pursue a career in veterinary medicine as well. He is survived by his wife Jeanne; and two children.

  • Paul L. Veum, ’71 DVM, Port Charlotte, Fla., died December 4, 2012 at 66. After receiving his DVM he started his own practice, Veum Veterinarians, with his brother, Cedric. Veum also served as the Wisconsin State Vice President. He is survived by his wife, Carol; brothers David and Cedric; two children; and two grandchildren.

  • Kermit M. Lyngaas, ’64 DVM, Detroit Lakes, Minn., died June 30, 2019 at 79. 

  • Michael J. Rassmussen, ’64 DVM, Boyceville, Wis., died March 22, 2019 at 79. He is survived by his wife, Janice Rasmussen; two sisters, Ruth Donahue and Loraine Schoen; five children; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

  • Richard A. Higgins, ’63 DVM, Oshkosh, Wis., died June 19, 2016. 

  • Wayne G. Benstead, ’62 DVM, Delavan, Wis., died August 10, 2019 at 86. Benstead started his own veterinary practice, Delavan Small Animal Clinic, where he practiced until he retired. He is survived by his sister, Vivian Seuser; three children; and seven grandchildren. 

  • Samuel Kumar, ’61 DVM, Frisco, Tex., died August 31, 2016 at 80.