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Fred "Will" Willard Carlson, ’57 DVM, Forest Lake, Minn., died on Feb. 14, 2021, at 89. Upon graduating from the College of Veterinary Medicine, Carlson set up a small and large animal practice in Forest Lake. He was known to residents as “Doc Carlson.” He also farmed and planned conservation-focused housing developments. Will was preceded in death by his first wife, son, two brothers, one sister, one grandson, one daughter-in-love, and one son-in-law. He is survived by his wife Jeanette, four sons, his daughter, and his sister, a daughter-in-love, 14 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.