George Paul Sedgwick, ‘67 DVM, Stewartville, Minn., died Dec. 4, 2022, at age 83. Sedgwick practiced veterinary medicine in Stewartville for 46 years before retiring. He is survived by his wife, Jean; two daughters; two granddaughters; his brother; two sisters; his brother-in-law; two nieces; and 10 nephews.

Richard "Dick" Faivre, ’64 DVM, Eitzen, Minn., died Jan. 10, 2023, at age 85. Faivre followed in the footsteps of his maternal grandfather who was a veterinarian. After accepting a position in Caledonia, Minn., where he practiced for 15 years, he owned and operated his own large animal veterinary practice in the Caledonia/Eitzen area for 35 years. He retired in 2016. Faivre is survived by his four daughters, six grandchildren, his sister, and one nephew.

Kenneth Gustav Krueger ’64 DVM, Ripon, Calif., died Jan. 1, 2023, at age 86. Krueger served in the U.S. Army in Berlin before receiving his bachelor’s and DVM at the University of Minnesota. For more than 40 years, he ran Yosemite Veterinarian, a practice in Modesto. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; children, Christopher and Jill; daughter-in-law, Laura; his grandchildren; and his sisters.

Dean Peterson, ’74 DVM, Ham Lake, Minn., died in August 2022.

Donald Boyd French, ’53 DVM, Chatfield, Minn., died on Sept. 3, 2022, at 93. French founded Chosen Valley Vet Clinic in 1955 in Chatfield. The practice operates to this day, though French retired from being on in 1989. He continued to treat horses up until 1996. He and his wife, Isabel, also generously created the Dr. Don and Isy French Large Animal Medicine Fund to provide equipment upgrades, clinical outreach, and research to the UMN College of Veterinary Medicine. He is survived by two sons and one daughter, four grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, his sister, his great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Eric Thorsgard, ’87 DVM, Bemidji, Minn., died on July 8, 2022, at 64. Thorsgard worked at two veterinary practices in northern Minnesota before opening one of his own, Animal Care Clinic, in Bemidji in 1997. Orthopedic surgery was his passion and he enjoyed the challenge of developing orthopedic hardware for animals. Thorsgard is survived by his wife, Gerri; his six children; his siblings; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Herbert Halverson, ’63 DVM, Grand Rapids, Minn., died on June 15, 2022, at 90. After spending years as a naval fighter pilot and helicopter pilot, Halverson earned his DVM and moved to Owatonna, Minn., where he established his veterinary practice. In 1986, he began his second career as a veterinarian for the USDA in Barron, Wis. Halverson is survived by his wife, Jean; two daughters; four sons; 16 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; his sister; and many nieces and nephews.

Anthony Castro, ’78 DVM, PhD, Green Valley, Ariz., died on May 24, 2022, at 87. Following service in the U.S. Air Force, Castro pursued a career in veterinary diagnostic virology. He worked at diagnostic laboratories at Oklahoma State University-Stillwater, University of California-Davis, and Penn State. Castro is survived by his wife, Marlene; two children, four grandchildren, and his brother.

Barbara Coffman, ’78 DVM, Backus, Minn., died on April 12, 2022, at 78.