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Morning Edition: Parting Thoughts

Through conversations with family members and close friends, Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer remembers the lives of Minnesotans who have touched their communities in ways big and small. | Parting Thoughts: Remembering lives lost to COVID-19

Remembering the life of Joan Drury, beloved North Shore writer, publisher and women's advocate

Remembering the life of Joan Drury, beloved North Shore writer, publisher and women's advocate

Minnesota has lost a great advocate for women and women writers. Drury died earlier this month at the age of 75. Her daughter Kelly Kager joined MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer to remember Drury’s remarkable life.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Pequot Lakes man who died of COVID-19 remembered for humor, generous spirit

Pequot Lakes man who died of COVID-19 remembered for humor, generous spirit

Maury Graham’s family and friends say he was a talented salesman and a savvy real estate investor. He loved adventurous road trips and fishing, though his friends say his stories about the fish he didn't land were far more dramatic than his actual catches. 
by Kirsti Marohn

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'I didn't want him to feel alone': A daughter's complicated goodbye to her father

'I didn't want him to feel alone': A daughter's complicated goodbye to her father

Civil war scattered Mohamed Omer’s family more than 30 years ago. He spent his life trying to unscatter them. Just a few years after finally arriving in Minnesota, on April 29, he died of COVID-19.
by John Enger

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'She could be a voice for other people': Annie Glenn, widow of Sen. John Glenn and communications advocate, dies at 100

'She could be a voice for other people': Annie Glenn, widow of Sen. John Glenn and communications advocate, dies at 100

Annie Glenn, the widow of astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn and a communication disorders advocate, died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19. She was 100. Her daughter, Lyn, talked about her mother with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer.
by Cathy Wurzer and The Associated Press

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Remembering former state Sen. Duane Benson

Benson served as a Republican in the state Senate from 1980 until 1994, and most recently was the executive director of the Minnesota Early Learning Foundation. He also owned a cattle and horse ranch in Lanesboro, and played professional football for nine years.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Parting Thoughts: Beloved UW-Eau Claire journalism professor dies at 89

Henry Lippold was the spark behind UW-Eau Claire's broadcast journalism program, and for thirty years, he trained scores of young reporters, anchors and producers. He died recently at the age of 89.
by Cathy Wurzer

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