Nov 13, 2009
In Memory of a guy I don’t know but who I’m proud to be co-Minnesotans with
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Yesterday, Googling for quintessential Minnesotans, I found the Larsons:
It turns out William died yesterday.
He’d farmed here since gasoline cost 14¢.
(Thanks to kmom for the heads-up yesterday.)
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In honor of William, a poem:
Quintessential Minnesotan -
Solemn saint qua intense nit.
They even have lefsa on the table!
Hey-just saw this picture in the paper today and recognized it from your blog. Did you hear that Carl just died last week? He was the younger one, at 95.
Whoops. Okay, so 2 things: 1. I didn’t even read your whole post, which clearly states that “william died…” and 2. I mixed the story up, and the older brother, Will, is the one who died, after looking for the younger one, Carl.
My apologies to you for submitting an ignorant comment.
You’re forgiven.