Former Minnesota Gov. Al Quie dies at 99
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Former Minnesota Governor Al Quie on Friday at the age of 99. After a long career in the US House of Representatives, Quie served as a governor from 1979 to 1983. Quie for natural reasons in a senior life community in the suburban Wayzata, which has been living late on Friday, for natural reasons, and her son Joel Quie told Associated Press on Saturday. In the last months, while reducing health, he was still enjoying meeting and greeting people. In a family that came together two weeks ago, he read out loud to big grandchildren from his favorite story book.100.Only a month shy of birthday. Joel Quie said, "His size, his energy and the enthusiasm of life was there until the end," Joel Quie said. He served at home from 1958 to 1979, representing Southern Minnesota. He was marked in a series of special sessions to address a deep economic stagnation and budget problems and chose not to be re -elected in 1982. After politics, he had a long career, Norwegian roots were known for his commitment to family, and Lutheran religion, love of horse, gentle good humor. Quie was born in 1923 at the farm of Rice County's family and worked in the Navy at World War IL. In 1948, she married Gretchen Hansen and together in 2015 until she at 85 years old.They had five kids. Quie was elected to State Senate 1954 and 1958 to the Congress a close private elections 1958 after death position of Representative August Andresen. Former Governor and Congress Al Quie, the former Minnesota, was shown in this photo taken in 1979.With the permission of Minnesota History Association He represented Southeast Minnesota for 20 years before the election of governor. In Congress, Quie has now advocated passage law known as law of education disabled individuals, which require access to equal education for disabled children. The current gov.Before Tim Walz, Quie was the last Minnesotan that splashed from Washington to the governor's office. At the end of life, Quie spoke with love from her time in Washington and admitted that it was not easy to move to St. Paul. “More difficult work governor,” Quie said to MPR News in 2018. "We only have one." Quie, immediately after taking office, the state merged with financial problems. He tried work in political corridor to balance the reward and agreed increase taxes that distinguish his support among republicans. After leaving the office, Quie was active at the prison scholarship, a non -profit Christian ministry. Following 2010 election, Central Committee of Republic of Minnesota prevented Quie from participating in party activities for two years because Quie supported Tom Horner, third -party candidate for governor. He was also leader in Evangelical Lutheran Church in United States, but he finally left same gender with church on support of marriage. Quie's death news was remembered with love. David Hann, the President of the Republican Party of Minnesota, said in statement, “I saw him as a friend and mentor, admired strong devotion to his belief