Paul Holmberg, ’60 DVM, St. Paul, died on March 15, 2022, at 90. He served in the U.S. Navy before pursuing a DVM, which marked the starting point of a 43-year veterinary career. He is survived by his wife, Marion; four children; and 11 grandchildren.

John Quast, ’66 DVM, ’73 PhD, Midland, Mich., died on March 20, 2022, at 83. He pursued his DVM and a PhD in pathology after serving in the U.S. Navy. He landed a job with the Dow Chemical Company in its toxicology department. Over the course of his 25-year career, Quast led many studies aimed at protecting human health and the environment. He is survived by his wife, Mary; his daughter; his son; and five grandchildren.

John Quast, ’66 DVM, ’73 PhD, Midland, Mich., died on March 20, 2022, at 83. He pursued his DVM and a PhD in pathology after serving in the U.S. Navy. He landed a job with the Dow Chemical Company in its toxicology department. Over the course of his 25-year career, Quast led many studies aimed at protecting human health and the environment. He is survived by his wife, Mary; his daughter; his son; and five grandchildren.

Henry Lawston, ’68 DVM, Cresco, Iowa, died on Feb. 18, 2022, at 79. Lawston founded a veterinary practice in Lanesboro, Minn., treating both large and small animals. In 1987, he sold his practice and worked full-time in meat inspection for the USDA for the next seven years. Lawston spent another five years working as a part-time inspector. He is survived by his wife, Harriet; his two sons; and three grandchildren.

Frieda Kooiker, ’78 DVM, Luverne, Minn., died on Jan. 10, 2022, at 68. Kooiker is remembered as a dedicated dairy woman and farmer known for her creativity in designing, crafting, and building items for her yard and flowerbeds. She is survived by her husband, Harlyn; four children; her mother; four grandchildren; three brothers; four sisters; and many nieces and nephews.

Jay J. Hanson, ’64 DVM, died in August of 2021. 

William Rogers, ’59 DVM, died in March of 2022. 

Hans Peterson, ’59 DVM, Kaufman, Texas, died on Jan. 8, 2022, at 88. Peterson practiced veterinary medicine for 51 years. In addition to treating animals, he also served as a lay minister, including overseeing a jail ministry in Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras, Mexico. Peterson is survived by his wife, JoAnne Peterson; seven children; his brother; his sister Lila (Tom) Creager, two sisters-in-law; many nieces and nephews; 20 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, and their families.

Christopher Lee, ’87 DVM, Cape Coral, Fla., died on Jan. 10, 2021, at 66. Lee owned and operated the South Berwick Veterinary Hospital in South Berwick, Maine, for 20 years where he practiced small animal medicine and surgery with special interests in dermatology, ophthalmology, soft tissue surgery, and orthopedics. He also founded and owned the Eliot Veterinary Hospital in Eliot, Maine.