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Gerald F. Brancich, ‘66 DVM, Winona, Minn., died Nov. 14, 2022, at age 80. Brancich joined Blue Cross Small Animal hospital in Minneapolis after graduation. He served overseas in the U.S. Air Force as a senior veterinary medical officer in Turkey. After finishing his assignment overseas and spending a year in Arizona, He opened the Itasca Pet Hospital in Grand Rapids, Minn., in 1970. He ran the practice until 1984 when he moved to Winona, Minn, to take a job with the USDA. Brancich is survived by his wife, Alice; four children; four grandchildren; and a sister.