Edina, Minnesota
Freeman, Orville L. - Age 84. Died February 20, 2003 in Minneapolis Minnesota. University of Minnesota graduate, decorated Marine Corp Veteran of WWII, DFL State party Secretary and Chair, Governor of Minnesota 1955-1961, & US Secretary of Agriculture for Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon...
Read MoreMy condolences to Mrs. Orville L. Freeman and family. My mother suffers from Alzheimer's disease and while visiting her at Walker Bryant I enjoyed learning more about this Minnesota hero. He will be missed.
Daniel Pierro
February 24, 2003 | Minnetonka, MN
My condolences to the Freeman family. My parents, John and Mary Reiter of Richfield, were active in the early days of the formation of the DFL party.
I can remember Gov. Freeman coming to my house when I was a little girl. When I was in high school, we had an assignment to write a paper on a famous Minnesotan. I chose to write about Gov. Freeman. I was struck by his courage after being so severely wounded in WWII. I also thought it was pretty cool that he went on to work for two...
Lucy (Reiter) Kender
February 23, 2003 | Prior Lake, MN
