William V. Lumb, DVM, ’57 PhD, Fort Collins, Colo., died Feb. 3, 2018 at age 96. Lumb received his DVM from Kansas State University in 1943 and his PhD from CVM in 1957. He taught small animal surgery and medicine at Colorado State University and taught in the small animal clinic and did research at Michigan State University. In 1963, Bill was made Director of the Surgical Laboratory at Colorado State, where he developed a graduate teaching and research program in surgery and anesthesiology. He was a Past President and Founding Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and a Founding Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists. Lumb was the recipient of The ACVS Founders’ Award for Career Achievement. He was an External Examiner at the faculty of veterinary medicine in Kabete, Kenya, and a consultant to the faculties of veterinary Medicine in Libya and the Sudan. He held the first patent for a complete prosthetic vertebra and a second for spinal plates. Lumb is survived by his wife, Lilly; 1 child; and 2 grandchildren.

Daryl D. Larson, ’77 DVM, Paynesville, Minn., died April 24, 2018 at age 65. Larson worked as a veterinarian in the poultry and swine industry. He owned multiple hog confinements in Iowa.

George A. Lakes, ’56 DVM, Oxnard, Calif., died April 19, 2018 at age 90. Lakes worked for the California State Bureau of Poultry Inspection and Mackey Animal Hospital. He opened his own practice, Lake’s Pet Clinic, in 1961. He is survived by his wife, Arline; 4 children; and 3 grandchildren.

Eugene K. Karnis, ’54 DVM , Miltona, Minn., died Jan. 17, 2018 at age 90. Karnis was a partner at the Alexandria Veterinary Clinic. He is predeceased by his first wife, Pat (1985) and his second wife, Twyla (2014). He is survived by 3 children, 5 grandchildren, and many great- grandchildren.

Lois E. Harmon, ’97 DVM, Becker, Minn., died Feb. 17, 2018 at age 63. Harmon was a shelter veterinarian at the Tri-County Humane Society for 13 years, during which time the Tri-County Humane Society estimates that she cared for more than 40,000 animals.

Wayne O. Hagen, ’72 DVM, ’89 PhD, Belgrade, Minn., died April 27, 2018 at age 70. Hagen owned the Belgrade Veterinary Clinic from 1972 to 1987 when he left practice and went on to earn a PhD in veterinary medicine at the University of Minnesota. He then began employment at NutriBasics (now Trouw) of Willmar, Minn. Hagen is survived by his wife, Mary; 2 daughters; and 1 granddaughter.

Raymond L. Grefe, ’54 DVM, Walnut Grove, Minn., died Feb. 22, 2018 at age 90. Grefe was a large and small animal veterinarian in the Walnut Grove and Westbrook areas for over 40 years, with his own private practice. He also served as Walnut Grove’s mayor for 13 years. He is predeceased by his wife, Joni; and his daughter, Ann. Grefe is survived by 2 children and 3 grandchildren.

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.

Henry J. Blohm, ’52 DVM, Kiester, Minn., died Nov. 24, 2017, at age 94. Blohm received his bachelor’s from S.A.U.U., the then-agricultural college at the U of M in 1942. After serving as a medic in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946, he used the GI Bill to return to the U for his DVM. Blohm worked in private practice. He is predeceased by his wife, Doris; and survived by 6 daughters, 7 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.