Larissa Minicucci, '04 MPH, DVM, East Bethel, Minn., passed away on November 16 at 45. After earning a master's of public health, she completed a fellowship with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service, in Fort Collins, Colo. In 2006, she joined the veterinary faculty of the CVM as an assistant professor in the Department of Veterinary Population Medicine. Minicucci is survived by her husband, Lou, and her family. Learn more about her lasting impact on the CVM here. 

Michael E. Richardson, '74 BS, '76 DVM, Stillwater, Minn., passed away on January 24 at 67. After graduating from the CVM, Richardson worked at Roseville Animal Hospital for 25 years. He is survived by his wife, Pam; his parents; his brother, Robert; and three stepsons and nieces.

Keith Friendshuh, '70 DVM, Annandale, Minn., passed away on February 15 at 74. After graduating from the CVM, Friendshuh practiced veterinary medicine in Annandale, then dedicated his time to the Board of Animal Health for the State of Minnesota. He is survived by his wife, Cherry; two children; and four grandchildren.

Bradford C. Yoho, '68 DVM, Stillwater, Minn., passed away on March 11 at 84. After graduating from the CVM, he was one of the founding partners of both the Stillwater Equine Veterinary Clinic and the Stillwater Veterinary Clinic. He practiced medicine until he retired to spend winters in Florida with his wife, brother, and sister-in-law, pursuing their mutual classic car hobby. Yoho is survived by his wife, Carole; two children; and four grandchildren.

Alvin F. Weber, DVM, MS, PhD, St. Paul, Minn., died December 29, 2019, at 101. Weber joined the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) faculty in 1949 and helped found the college in its infancy. He was a research and teaching faculty member for more than 60 years. His research interests included cytology, ultrastructure, and cytogenetics as related to the reproductive and hematopoietic systems. His work was peer-reviewed and published more than 60 times. 

Weber was born in Hartford, Wis., on March 13, 1918. He completed his bachelor of arts (1941), Master of Science (1946), and PhD (1949) at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He received his DVM from Iowa State University in Ames in 1944. Weber and his colleagues were among the first in the US to use antibiotics to treat bovine mastitis. 

Weber was an instructor at the University of Wisconsin until moving to the University of Minnesota to take an assistant professor of anatomy position. He later rose to become a professor and the head of the Department of Anatomy at the CVM. In 1988, Weber was named professor emeritus at the CVM, but continued to conduct part-time diagnostic research. 

Weber served as president of the American Association of Veterinary Anatomists in 1957, national president of Phi Zeta (1959-1961); secretary-treasurer (1960-65), vice president (1986-88), and president (1987-88) of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease; secretary (1971-75) and president (1975-79) of the World Association of Veterinary Anatomists; and program chairman of the World Veterinary Congress through the World Association of Veterinary Anatomists in 1979. He was a special research fellow for NIH from 1959–1960 and again from 1971–1972. He attained a World Health Organization Travel Fellowship for Leukemia Studies in 1974. In 1989, he received the Achievement Award from the American Association of Veterinary Anatomists. 

Weber is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth; son Thomas; and friend Hazel. He is preceded in death by his son William and wife, Eleanor. 

Alvin F. Weber, DVM, MS, PhD, St. Paul, Minn., died December 29, 2019, at 101. Weber joined the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) faculty in 1949 and helped found the college in its infancy. He was a research and teaching faculty member for more than 60 years. His research interests included cytology, ultrastructure, and cytogenetics as related to the reproductive and hematopoietic systems. His work was peer-reviewed and published more than 60 times. 

Weber was born in Hartford, Wis., on March 13, 1918. He completed his bachelor of arts (1941), Master of Science (1946), and PhD (1949) at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He received his DVM from Iowa State University in Ames in 1944. Weber and his colleagues were among the first in the US to use antibiotics to treat bovine mastitis. 

Weber was an instructor at the University of Wisconsin until moving to the University of Minnesota to take an assistant professor of anatomy position. He later rose to become a professor and the head of the Department of Anatomy at the CVM. In 1988, Weber was named professor emeritus at the CVM, but continued to conduct part-time diagnostic research. 

Weber served as president of the American Association of Veterinary Anatomists in 1957, national president of Phi Zeta (1959-1961); secretary-treasurer (1960-65), vice president (1986-88), and president (1987-88) of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease; secretary (1971-75) and president (1975-79) of the World Association of Veterinary Anatomists; and program chairman of the World Veterinary Congress through the World Association of Veterinary Anatomists in 1979. He was a special research fellow for NIH from 1959–1960 and again from 1971–1972. He attained a World Health Organization Travel Fellowship for Leukemia Studies in 1974. In 1989, he received the Achievement Award from the American Association of Veterinary Anatomists. 

Weber is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth; son Thomas; and friend Hazel. He is preceded in death by his son William and wife, Eleanor. 

William E. Moore, DVM, '68 PhD, Manhattan, Kan., died November 1, at 85. After earning his DVM at Cornell University in 1958, Moore completed his doctorate in veterinary pathology at the University of Minnesota. He helped start the Department of Clinical Pathology at Kansas State University, where he taught clinical pathology for more than 30 years. Moore is survived by his daughter and 4 grandchildren.

Aanon R. Jore, '61 DVM, Caledonia, Minn., died July 4, at 88. Upon graduation, Jore started his own practice in Caledonia, Minn. Jore ran his practice for more than 35 years and was renowned by other veterinarians for gastric surgeries. He also spent time working at the Sales Barn and the Houston County Fair. Jore is survived by his wife, Marilyn; 5 children; 13 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.

Ronald F. Dubbe, '66 DVM, Waconia, Minn., died November 28, at 81. After graduation, Dubbe practiced at the Waconia Veterinary Clinic until 1980 when he began speaking to dairy farmers across North American about dairy cow nutrition and care. Dubbe served on the Waconia Ridgeview Hospital Board and pursued several patents pertaining to dairy production and health. He is survived by his wife, Ellen; 3 sons; 7 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.