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Wendell Peden, ’53 DVM, San Antonio, Tex., died June 23, 2020 at 94. Prior to receiving his DVM, Peden served in the U.S. Army as 2nd Lieutenant in the Army of Occupation in Japan. He went on to co-found Black Hills Animal Hospital with fellow CVM alum George Twitero, DVM. Peden was especially interested in bovine and bison genetics, and was the proud owner of a genetically pure bison herd. He was very active in the veterinary community as a Life Member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the South Dakota Veterinary Medical Association, of which he was the President for a year. Peden also won the Veterinarian of the Year Award in 1978. He is survived by four children; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.