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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

Parting thoughts: A life on the cutting edge

Parting thoughts: A life on the cutting edge

Dr. Joseph Garamella revolutionized heart surgery and helped save innumerable lives. He became a surgeon in the 1950s, when the most basic principles of open heart surgery were still being worked out.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Parting thoughts: One of the best board ops in the biz

Parting thoughts: One of the best board ops in the biz

PattiRai Rudolph died recently at the age of 63. PattiRai or "P-Rai," as she was called, worked at a lot of different stations doing a lot of different things from dispatching news crews at KSTP-TV to spinning records in Hibbing to doing the news at MPR.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Parting thoughts: 'Pat the Cat' reigned on KDAL

Parting thoughts: 'Pat the Cat' reigned on KDAL

Charles "Patrick" Cadigan passed away recently at the age of 81. He and co-host Rik Jordan talked about anything that was "TOMA" or "top-of-mind awareness" in the Duluth-Superior area.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Parting thoughts: A boundless enthusiasm for students

Parting thoughts: A boundless enthusiasm for students

Dr. Olaf Millert came to the United States after fleeing his native Estonia during the Soviet occupation following World War II. After studying in South Dakota, he went to found the psychology department at St. Olaf College.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Parting thoughts: Be kind to all that live

Parting thoughts: Be kind to all that live

Despite being forced into an internment camp during World War II, Helen Tsuchiya never harbored anger or ill-will. Instead, she practiced understanding and compassion.
by MPR News Staff

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