Dean F. Johnson, ’55 DVM, ’62 DDS, North Mankato, Minn., died January 22 at 87. While pursuing graduate studies at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, Johnson was inducted into the U.S. Air Force as a second lieutenant and was stationed at the Chaumont Air Base in Chaumont, France. There, he served as chief food and water inspector and cared for military sentry dogs. After leaving France, Johnson entered the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, graduating in 1962. He then moved to Mankato, where he began a private dental practice for 44 years. Johnson fulfilled 20 years of military service through the U.S. Army Reserve and the U.S. Army National Guard. He served as the first-ever chief dental officer of the Minnesota National Guard and retired from the Army as a full colonel. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; 5 children; 19 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Dean H. Franz, ’71 DVM, Northfield, Minn., died February 7 at 72. Franz practiced dairy veterinary medicine. He is survived by his wife, Pam; 5 children; and 9 grandchildren.

George K. Bacon, ’58 DVM, Farmington, Minn., died December 18 at 86. He is survived by his wife, Kelly; 3 children; and 5 grandchildren.

Ronald D. Anderson, ’61 DVM, ’64 MPH, San Antonio, Tex., died December 28 at 87. After receiving his DVM, Anderson joined the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, where he directed and mand food safety, quality assurance, veterinary public health, and animal medicine programs at all levels of command. While assigned to the Academy of Health Sciences Veterinary Science Division, he was also an associate professor of Health Sciences at Baylor University and adjunct professor in the Department of Health Measurement Sciences at Tulane University. He graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in 1970. Anderson received numerous awards and recognitions for achievements in veterinary medicine and public health, including the Surgeon General "A" Prefix Award for professional excellence in the field of veterinary public health, the Keith L. Ware Award for Special Television Achievement for the production of Wildlife Disease Surveillance of Military Reservations, and the Department of the Army Suggestion Award for in-transit fumigation of foodstuffs. His military honors include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (3OLC), Army Commendation Medal (2OLC), National Defense Service Medal (1OLC), Vietnam Service Medal, Army of Occupation Medal (Germany), Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Army Aviator Badge. He retired as a colonel after 25 years of service in September 1980. Afterward, he joined the Nevada Department of Agriculture as an epidemiologist. His major focus at the time was assisting in the eradication of bovine brucellosis in Nevada. He worked with animal control personnel and animal shelters in organizing a state dog bite prevention program. He was elected to the AVMA Council on Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine and served as the AVMA liaison to the U.S. Animal Health Association. Anderson also served as executive vice president of the Nevada VMA from 1989 to 1992, during which time he worked with California VMA leadership to organize the Wild West Veterinary Conference held in Reno, Nev. Anderson served the AVMA staff for one year as the assistant director of membership and field services. He is survived by his wife, Anita; 1 daughter; 1 son; 3 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.

Ronald D. Anderson, ’61 DVM, ’64 MPH, San Antonio, Tex., died December 28 at 87. After receiving his DVM, Anderson joined the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, where he directed and mand food safety, quality assurance, veterinary public health, and animal medicine programs at all levels of command. While assigned to the Academy of Health Sciences Veterinary Science Division, he was also an associate professor of Health Sciences at Baylor University and adjunct professor in the Department of Health Measurement Sciences at Tulane University. He graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in 1970. Anderson received numerous awards and recognitions for achievements in veterinary medicine and public health, including the Surgeon General "A" Prefix Award for professional excellence in the field of veterinary public health, the Keith L. Ware Award for Special Television Achievement for the production of Wildlife Disease Surveillance of Military Reservations, and the Department of the Army Suggestion Award for in-transit fumigation of foodstuffs. His military honors include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (3OLC), Army Commendation Medal (2OLC), National Defense Service Medal (1OLC), Vietnam Service Medal, Army of Occupation Medal (Germany), Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Army Aviator Badge. He retired as a colonel after 25 years of service in September 1980. Afterward, he joined the Nevada Department of Agriculture as an epidemiologist. His major focus at the time was assisting in the eradication of bovine brucellosis in Nevada. He worked with animal control personnel and animal shelters in organizing a state dog bite prevention program. He was elected to the AVMA Council on Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine and served as the AVMA liaison to the U.S. Animal Health Association. Anderson also served as executive vice president of the Nevada VMA from 1989 to 1992, during which time he worked with California VMA leadership to organize the Wild West Veterinary Conference held in Reno, Nev. Anderson served the AVMA staff for one year as the assistant director of membership and field services. He is survived by his wife, Anita; 1 daughter; 1 son; 3 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.

Kent M. Rosenblum, ’68 DVM, Alameda, Calif., died September 5 at age 74. Rosenblum worked as a full-time veterinarian at Providence Veterinary Hospital in Alameda through the late 1990s while simultaneously launching and maintaining Rosenblum Cellars, which helped start a new era for California Zinfandel in the 1980s. He later founded Rock Wall Wine Company with his daughter, Shauna, and was considered a pioneer winemaker in the Bay Area. He is survived by his wife, Kathy; 2 children; and 1 grandchild. 

Harley W. Moon, ’60 DVM, ’65 PhD, Danville, Penn., died October 7 at age 82. After completing his PhD, Moon worked at the Brookhaven National Laboratory and then at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. In 1968, he joined the National Animal Disease Center (NADC) in Ames, Iowa. In 1995 he became the director of Plum Island Animal Disease Center. He returned to Iowa and was named to the Ramsey Chair in Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University in 1996. His honors and awards include induction to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Science Hall of Fame in 2000, fellowship in the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2003, two honorary doctorates, and numerous memberships, fellowships, medals, diplomacies, citations, and awards from the US, Canada, Belgium, Hungary, and Switzerland. He served on expert panels with the World Health Organization, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Academy of Science, among others. He testified to the US Senate about antibiotics in livestock feed and discussed threats to agriculture on the network evening news as chair of the National Research Council's Committee on Agricultural Bioterrorism. Moon was predeceased by his wife, Irene, and survived by 4 children and 4 grandchildren. 

Gordon D. Merry, ’54 DVM, Sun Prairie, Wisc., died September 4 at age 92. Merry practiced veterinary medicine in Sun Prairie for 40 years until 1994. He is the third of six generations of Merry Hereford cattle breeders. Gordon marketed cattle all over the United States and sold a few in Canada, as well as one in Argentina, under the prefix of MGM (Marian and Gordon Merry). He is preceded in death by his wife, Marian, and survived by 4 children, 11 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. 

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.