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John OLSON

Excelsior, Minnesota

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Age 56, of Excelsior, MN John Olson, Founder and Chairman of the Minneapolis-based "Olson" ad agency entered into eternal rest surrounded by family on September 7th, 2013. Olson was born in Madison, Wisconsin and raised in Minneapolis. In less than 20 years he and his wife, Cindy, founded and...

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Oh ... how we could all use that big, booming laugh that screamed, C'mon lets just have some fun!

Ohhhh John, how you will be missed. Whether I saw you often or not, I just liked knowing you -- Such a bright star and playful spirit. Such a good man. I smile thinking of you. May your family find comfort from loving and being loved by you.

Deepest sympathy.

I was glad to have met you all in September and be a part of the wonderful performance at the coffee house. My thoughts and prayers are with you all during this time. Remember all those wonderful memories.

John was so wonderful at motivating his friends and employees. He took the time to know even the family of his employees. It was special to be greeted as the mom of one of them-may he rest in peace. Love to Cindy and family as well.

Dear Cindy and family,
Sending heartfelt condolences to all of you. Our greatest memory of John was watching him "whoop it up" at the Bellgrove family gathering at your home. He lived life to the fullest and had fun every step of the way.
Sending hugs to all of you....

You are a light. Your light shined brightly on earth and now will also shine brightly in heaven. You are an encourager. You are a lover of people. You are a generous soul. It's a great comfort to me to know that you will be in heaven with the angels fighting the good fight on our behalf. You inspire me to be the Biggest Fool. Bless you forever, friend.

Hearing this terrible news brought not only a wave of sadness for Johnny and his wonderful family (who I had the immense pleasure of spending a great deal of time with in the eighties)--it also unleashed a wave of vivid and wonderful memories--lunches at Matin, or Black's, art crawls through the Wyman Building, late night revelry at the New French bar, and fabulous parties at Johnny's, dancing in his jam-packed living room late into the night...and most of all, Johnny's brilliant, infectious,...

It has been a unique pleasure working with John five of the past eight years. He made me smile everyday. He created an amazing agency because he was an amazing man, truly one of a kind.