Gerald Willet
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Gerald Leroy Willet | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 4th district 65th (1971-1972) | |
| In office January 5, 1971 – November 14, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Robert V. Leiseth |
| Succeeded by | Bob Decker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 31, 1934 |
| Died | September 10, 2017 (aged 82) |
| Political party | Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party |
Gerald (Jerry) Leroy Willet (October 31, 1934 – September 10, 2017) was an American politician, businessman, and heavy equipment operator.
Willet was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He grew up on a farm in rural Laporte, Minnesota and graduated from Laporte High School in 1952. After high school, he traveled to the United States working as a heavy equipment operator until 1964. He then moved his family back to Minnesota where he owned and operated a furniture store in Park Rapids, Minnesota. He served on the Civil Air Patrol. Willet served in the Minnesota Senate from 1971 to 1988 and was a Democrat. He was then appointed by the Governor, Rudy Perpich, as the Commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Willet died at the Frazee Care Center in Frazee, Minnesota.[1][2]
