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: , ... _ . ' ·, K~n ; 9ninn and fils leader d ISS ' .: . · daughter CassidV worked .. 'chris Faulkner . . ~ .. ·.: :·· ,. ·' · hard holding ont<.> the rope Staff Writer . .. .. . ' of · t ht- 'balloon brl(m~ climb- · To· ~tudy t h<'lil(- of;St•ekv Griffiths·~ '. ·. in!-! abohrd to rlcte.thr wind Lodwick you nt•ccl ' t'o d1eck vour . $''

: \Vith.the rrst .of thrir crew. It · cynkisin a t .the doni:. It imly apJ)rars was , .• . trlun1phant ,11oment to be a. series of paradox<:-s.. . . .

'_'as · · (he . balloon ; smoc>t lily · How . elsr~ · .('Otllcl · . rose to 'meet the o.thf'rs ii1. you read that long.. the.· .. : sparklf!lg SlltlShine.· time .. • . friends Flushed frorn~OH~r efforts : reinerribcr Lodwi<"k

. Cassidy more . . than earn<·ci by . usln~ "polii ic's" her . reward .... She . . smiled and-.: Mintegrity" . In broadly as she left· the · the same breath?

·gr<mnd:.- ·. ·· . .. : . · H<J\velsecanyou · · Ed and Oarln Meicrotto of believe: that a man West . ·Poti1t said the s how - · wh'o lh·ed In Wash- Lodwick

· was Mjust great.~ .H.was their · lngtpn . . D.C .. Work- : · . .. .. ~. ·. third year <'omlng ouf to the trig with .the mm'<'.rs' :mel shak<'rs or'"·.' · · festivaL Ed flies remote (·on- the agricultural \\tc>rld ·and who trcn•- ·:· . ' trol airplanes ~1s a hbbbv. s <) · .. elcd.overseas 'to Geneva. S\\:Hzerland ·' Uits· .~as Interesting to him ... . - a~ong other plac~~ · - was· said to · : . . They wer~ .looking; f()r\vard . "love. Le: County" :··and .. retur.necl ·

· to coming back tatc1;. in ;the · upor:t his . political rc-urrmcnt'. to · C\'ening· to·. see 'the' balloons . rnake his home in Wever. ' lnwa ''(po'p. ·

: glow. . .· . . · ··.-· Lll3)? . . . · . . Most of the crowd made Lod.~rk was· <'ailed "fut me-orient-

their way· to the dmression· ·ed" ·by . his daughters. Yrt. ·a visit ·to .stands lp·antiC'ip<ttion of live .his hom~ In June· revealed thai Lod- ..:: entertainn1e!lt · · by SIGMA wick still · wrote . his. cc>rres pondence and Th~ Jefferson County ·. by hal)d • not by· ·e-mail. text. mes-

, Green Bancl.. · . . . . s'iglng. or lcave-a-mcssa~r-at-thf'-Souih\as~crn Iowa's be~p. Bl~t by an ordinary pen:. ·: . ·

la~ge~.~~· air. balloon party· · 1 he same man· who ~as . .'''consid- _ . is· .lto'~ .the ri>rt Madi- · f'red prh·atc · in. some respects .. sort .' A·i· ·, . on~;<:> .ntion .' and:· touche? . the lives . of more ... people .. ·· Visitors

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urt>a~J. 1 he eve~ll . But C\'('11 . harder to a<'<'ept Is the . . . is . ~y~ll-planned long m . fart. that ·;\ man who \vas tireless in

take !light at the . adv~nec. ·and Is . entirely. ·. his pursuit of' getting th · b ·1 r h .· · · >ippi~· · . Persplri~g . d~~endent on weather ·~:on- · town. his .co'unty. his · tou~~~rv~ra~~~ ·.:• 1 ~~:searing h~at . d1bons .. A .. ~e~st 2~ busin~ss7 • the world died at the age of. 8~ early' ·

~re. clim~mg : ~s- and .five media organlza- Suhday morni!'l~ at. his· home. · · . · d .- ·· . .. ~ ·, . lion~ ·s,)orisored this event. ;:- He h~d .. brcn In falling health. l)ut · · · .·<· · 'a~an!t~raduat- . which was c·ostly. with . bat- ·. as . re.tentt): . as ,three .weeks· :.ago · . . ./:.;.;.';· . h · . · . ·• · loons starting .at $20·o· 00 showf'd no s1~ns of wear or.trar. ·

•tg wind w:ould ; · · . . ·. · · ·· · · ~rounds . to ·ca·n - · not <_ountmg fuel. lnsur-:. . . .· . . · .. ·cnt' Rain ,:an · ance. 'dc'<"or:-at ions. trans~.!. · M~ny hat~ . . ... ·. . . . . b; )JlS ·down·.·· portation . arid .' other costs: -·· . It s.dcar from talking to family and ... . Wind. could be . In addition: to lhe' spcmsors: . {~lrnds that Lod\~Ck . worr Iilany .. Excessiv~ heat } 8 businesses and indlvidu-... l a~~· 1but· !~1i1s head .never · gre\v , to -· th~ balloon tot} .<a ts · mad~ . generous . dona> .. ~0 t 1~111 a · It \vill )nmke the aver- .

11 Is why early:·:f, tlons to the festival. lnclua- ge ~~rson. tired .1\Jsi reading about ; chosen. · .tng I_owa_'s Natl~>nat Guard. . .

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:.· Jt v./ · ": •. - · · ""'.(' .;;, : . ·, : ., · •. ~ 4'•· ·.-,'f!. __ ., ....... , .. : ... ~ ·He was Indirectly lnv.olved with the S.l! • •' • -i.·~~·lt "i' • it T-i· 1··~ . ':.. A • - \.:I,.'\ • • 4.ft' • .. .. •

--,-... -. ......:~1 · . He was" the h'usoand of ~~t. LodWick. .. ·Mert'i~ : Hell;na~ lias known :u)dwlck· teJ: ~ City: .5eetey was ·- ~~ays_ :. w?r.kin ,~ ... ~. fath.er of three . dau~hters ·v_:_ ~plubara . , f6r .. se\•l'rai of the form.er Senator's hats ;,o· ;behind ~e·.ss~ne t~ ~ake sure the rlgl .

·,' · . ;. . .~R'osst>~;-~_argerj Tu~Ue··and. Helcn;Ger-, -~-He :was:fi':tor,~llme ::Hcpubllcan/':Hell"~ thing happ,ened,_;y Enke satd. ,:Hi /.~.·.~.' •:·"f-;~ .:"',·.· ' ber :-:: .u.~·.-~~ne. Prest;>yterlan: 'R<:pub· ···.:man said' .. .nn.~ thet:~ ·qutck.Jy qufpped.-.~r'· l~t~grtty:· and ·. lea~ersh_IJ? · ~ere. vet

. )lean . . Mason, .Rotan~.; farmer. Iowa think he was · bom a [{t'publll'an:: . Lod- . unusual qualiUes· l~.today s. ~orld: • . ~4/65"-'. . ;:' .. Sen a to~ . 1,1962-_1969). '.d'lrector "?f th~. :wick was: a)so . a reflow . Hotarlan' ·. and' ·:·· Even hl~i"pollticai opponeillS respecll·

rlmea Of sun . ·Ame~~!ln Far~· Bur~au Feder~ lion. Co- .earned the · honor ·of Paul llarrls ·Fellow hfm. -His P<>ltttcal phtloso'phy .was dlffe md clouds. · ···: <;halrman of Farm and ~ood .,Div.fslon for Jor · contrlbu'tln~ $1.000 .or .JlJon: to !he ent from mJne:· saJd·State Senator Gel .Z:o:~~ .. the Reagan -Bush Pr_est~entt~l Cam:~. foundation ··1:\nm<'d In honor',. of the· mnn· .. Fraise (0-Fot£ Madison). but regaidtes

~ . . palgn~ :.Unde·r~ecretary"fOr International : wiio :'~taried . thl' . Rotr~ry. ·tJub. H~ ·~tso ·J don't know ·a'nythtng oad about'hln r»~sln thi! . Affa!J'~~nd' Commo<t!ty Program&~ Cou:::· made a dotl'ation In· his· wift-'s name. When (Governo'r Tom) Vllsack was 1 nk!,~?··· ml~~foner ,9f the l!rii(<!:~ .. States lnterna- - m~klrig l'!,tl a i·larri~ Fellow. · . . ·:.fown. ·h~\Jould .come1 to- our meeUng '

· ·· .: tlon·a~::~Trade Commls~lon . and ·- fro~ .' Hellman als9. s:tld_. 'lHe was· orie of the out of curloslty •. l suppose. He was poll ·.·. ~991 until his ~ea,th-: an .. agrt~ultural_,;· .hest nt'lworkers that I ('V$r knc~v.- · .·.·:· . . ically ln·votte.d.".·, :- ~ · ,. ·, .. :• . .-:.,.~"' ! .. ; _ . . .

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. con~'l,lltant and f~rm manager. for Gr~en .: But Hellman's hl'sl mt>nwrv oi ·Lodwkk. · ·· • · . · ! ': .. ~ay .Farms Limited Parlners~p .. He :-v.as . was when ::Merllt)'s : <l<tugh 1 (·r. ua~bnra. · ·-,.

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als_o ·~~rrently ,,on the Fort M~_Cilson E< o- .. went-to }Vashlt:~~ll>n. D.C. to work. "l..od.··, · Tf:\e str~l<;h factot: .· · :.;··)j:.:. .nomic Development Commission. .. wick ·Jwfrlrnclc•d · lwr "ar~cl took lwr into Th · ~ 1 ·• · :·~ tr ·•r ·h· f t ·

. . He started ·out In· tillnols: He was born· hi; homl' - II<' show~!cl her ;ih('· 'ropes In·· . ere wask. a wah .. y~ a ~t e c aid~c ,· • 'oct. 19, 1920 In Evanston and graduaf-: ··o C a·na.'inter c'ltl the same for an'other ' with fLcjwic . ltsd augd h~lr~ s U, I .• • • . _ • .. • ' 1 . ~. • • • ·was uture-orlen e an . s · op m s.

ed .from New Jriel' Hlgl) School In Win . Fort Mad:son resicl<'nt. 1 onv Burton . . : · .. b II 1 th. t · th did .:netka In 1938 . . ... · .. · . . · .. often saw possi I t es a o ers n: '. . . . . ··s' r.:. C ' II ~HI' will h<' llll;>sl'd Ill th t• an·a. Hell- Uut he didn't browbeat those·who hadti

.Su~;hc went to I own tate o ege to man said of J..ocl\vkk.. . . . -.. H · 1 I k d ·,· · · study:·agrl<·ultural economics and after · .. <"~ught .the vi~I!Jn.. e slm~.Y. P c e o

serving In I he Marines· (leaving as a sec· . .thos~ who .h_ad the "!lfd~r c~se of asU ~orid lieutenant). he . moved to Centerville . Local lnsuranl'r agrni Gt·rw Enke has matlsm and soon they were reachll'_lg Ot

. and ttien Wever, l'aiJinn Iowa his home bee!l in Fort Madison a lonf.! llml'. Uut h<' to bigger ~nd ~tter things. .. . t.. was onl'e a · nl'wcoml'r.

fr:om then on. ·, · . . . . . . . · : · . · Whatever LodWick was .Involved In I · Th ld h · d f: ·t f h i ti . l..odwll'k was wllh the lntc•rnational 1 k d " t . k ·tt hetter H

. .... c co . ar ac s o s res me. . Tradl' Commission whl'n F:nkf' movf'd 10 oo e ,or ways . o ··rna e . . · tlowever. do.n't do Justice ·to· Lodwick's o five-pait process _consisted of: quesuo

Fort Mn(li)on: But .onl' day thf'y l'ross<'d life. His daughters-·called him -humble-. . ing. analyzing. facllltallng; negoUaUn : ·an optimis t• and · -v1sionary: and now pEa{khs anc,~

1.111\ l..ddwk~~· irwllt•d "(:~e building connectlons·and ·le'adlng . .

'we're gettlnn warmer · . n ('S 011 . 0 ( llllll:r WI 1 SOilll' 0 l r . . . ".; . . ·. :, . ,• .· . "' : ' folks. nmkin.(.! tlw Enkl's f('(') wl'kcime to · . He · convinced. one young man. I

·, · · their nC\\' comnn:nilv. · . . .' ,'' should Join the ·Marlnes. But he did :· A life. of service -what a f.!r(·at rolc .modl'l lh<'y wr re for :: not by lecture; but by Inviting_ a loci · The :~.American .Heritage :Dictionnry a 50_ to BO-year marria,L!(' ... ·Enk<', said. .Marin.e who 'was home. <;>n l~ave to v1::

. (copyright 200?l d~scrlbes the J?hrase . Enkl' also nwnlioned Lodwil'k's , . with the young man. Soon the.. Mann\ ·second nature as An acquired behav- · Integrity: and "ttw· otlwr thh.•J.! that mos t , had a . new rec_rult. . ·. ·. ·· <f:. · :

. lor or trail th_?t Is so-long. practiced as to - linpressl'd Erik<· was what l..odwkk ·has . Even In the midst. of apparent trage<l :seem Innate. d 1. . 1. 1 1. c1 1. . •

· Th t' h · · Lod 1 k' d ht r one or po tt t·s an< one or our com- Lodwick didn't waste .time stewing 0\11 . .. a s .. w y w c s au~ crs .rc.cr .. .. . 1 1 ·k · 1 ·h d . ; . · · 1

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. o t ~ r ~a er s o .s~ ce as s rs Enke on a jlliuk rick bal'k from St. Louis . .· ·· · · ; nature. Lodwick didn t do good things h . ll.tl 11 b h el l d . ith ·. Lee . County · was among the mat

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was Instinctual. . . ·. . . • . 0 egr, y .anc goo. gr~.ces. of 1993. The· day after the levee broke ( He always had a sense of m.lsslon. a F:~ke · _'1 Hotar~'1.11 · s,l!d onc-_ of 1 ~~' ~ey · the Bottoms,' Lodwick was among tl

sense · 0( purpose (before Rick Warren cone epts •10 Hot,uy .1~ lnt:rn .• ttion.tl .lei· many who helped get 'the 'levee rehabl made It popular) and supported many lowshlp. He espousl d •111' 11 he ttf'r. tha n tated as quickly as possible. , . . . nny I havl' ever known. F:nk<' snld. , ,. · '.· causes. . · . h. . ·

1 · The Enkt•s werl' !wading for l'nrem, This Is only a Up of the proverblallc

. Decades ago, a hlg school graduate. . I . berg of the many ways 'Seeley Grlffltt came to work on Lodwick'S' ·farm The Germany S('\'l'ril years a.f.!o to mel'l with . .

• r f ·ttl· · 1 . ·1 k ·Lodwick has served others . . wheth notion of ·college· was not ·even on this a group 0 1 zens w 10 Wt ren een on .. , . fellow's radar screen. Lodwick kn.ew the Ide~ of the Slst t• r Ci~y c·om·cpl being ·home or abroad. . . human potential when he saw 1t. took proposed wltl;l Fort Madison. · lo~va. lt's .best to suminarfze It as his da~g

· the youn~ man In his pickup. and head- U.S.A. ters did: He enjoyed people, and he co · ·seeley . .(.!avc- ml' /.!rl'at lnsl.(.!hts_.·. and nected people with other people.

·· Ttluchdowit: . Discovery b~ck ·on Earth CAPE CANAVERAL. Fla. (AP) - Space oirs one In this mission. confidence. Unlike on Di.Scouery's fligh t.

shuttle Dl.scouery and Its crew of slx . The shut tiC> c<tlll(' In from · the south,' · year ago, the external fuel tank shed I. 'returned to Earth through thl<"k c;l?uds swoopinJ:t over thl' l';wlrtt'. Y111·atan .: .tie foam during .liftoff;; That flight' was tl Monday.· ending a n Impressive mission Peninsula. Gulf of Mrxlco and ·across ·. shuttle's first after ' the Columbta'dtsa that put NASA's space program back on Flotlda to l'ap·a 5.:l milllon -mlh' journey . ter, when a chunk of falling foam lnsul ,

· a ·solld.'·safer course. ·~ . . ' that bega,n·on the• Fomlh of.July. . lion doome(,lthe shuttle. · : Discovery .landed at Kennedy. Space . i\ las t·mlnutl' bullclup of f'louds~. Officials acknowledged : re-entry wo'

·cr.nter at 9:14 a.m. In only· the·seqmd prompted NAS(I ... to· switt'h tlH: shutt!~s · along with the launch, the most dangr ; . shuttle flight since the 2003 Columbia dlrel'tlon for landing. Bv thl' tilll(' [)fscou· OtiS phase of the mission and nothh . disaster. · · .• ~. _ ..., · · ery approal'hl'd. It \\';t s so l'loudy that could be taken for ·grant I'd ·until n!·'<'C'

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rop'trmtst . Club· ·- ~t1·-: .. .>·.: ·. ·· . H~ wa.s ·borri Oct6ber. 19, i92o . .': States J?epa~en. ~on~· ts:)lOW: accept-:- ·: . · · · · ·>' at · Evan·ston. Iii.,·· .the"' 5on '!-of -D .. C. from 1983 <

. atlon.!{fo~ ~~ ... 20063, ..:··. · · · · ·. William .... i9:. l,.OdWtck· ·arici:i,Fio- yruted Statesink >f the . ~e~., \awarcl.; .. . . .:~ .. · :. : ~ence:·se~Jey Lodwick. : : · ~ .... · ........ ::~W.~~hi.ngto~p.c .. , d -will· be given at ~! · . . · . ... . He ,graduated: . .from· New ·Trier <:.agn<;ulh.i~::consl horiprtng niany arei~:> .· ~ -;. ·: ~~ H_igh .Sch9ol ir{Winnetka~ .'Ill. Lri '·.~rcre_en Bay F~rms ! f-., Distlriction. . .The.1:/;,(, . -::-·.i ·1 ~38. H~ graduated' .from·. Iowa . Some· of his act i .( Bisth1ction··:· pro:- ·: .. · . ..... ·.;::~ ·· .. ~eeley· :t~r;~ ~~tate .. d_oi1ege:· in .Ames in ·Aug. iq~n~ _and District ; teld ·by

1_ $oroptfmts~>Y:· .'·:.. .. ~ :_:<·· ~Lodwick · .19:l2 with. a· B.s: degree and a .leg<:.,..·· social. frate1

:>ughout· the United.·.·... ... ·· :- :f.-;.. <...: ·: .·· · · .. .. .- m~jor ·: in .... agdculturat ·econom-·;··: ·Foundatio~ Boar. l_internattonaUy. ·.·.(. ·:: . ._,:'.. .'.. . irs.:. ·~e sompJet~d. two ~business·Sen1inars· at~·' · ' board of directon !S · for. · the ... awartf~·. ::,... . ··.' ~ ~,ar.v~d~· U.J1~V~~s~ty·s SChc>ot' of Business Admfn) . D.C,_. ~'!~ · rast pre~ . a~!_ivety: engaged' in· · -- . ts.tr~tion. .·. · . · . · ·. · ·. ·. directors of Rotaf"\ r . r:eti~~d .fqllo~ng a ... . ·.: · : He. ·w~s ~ :vet~r~n . of the . United. ,S~tes rv1a:rtne;,::; ?;lnd,; ~ ~eml>e~ o,r· I ' c;iness ·. career.·. ,.- : "~. : f.:~· -~orps. _·sening~duri~g~orld;War II.fronl-1942 . (·.:;.· dire.ct~rs · of .H~rbe, .ld .t~v'e . made · an:·.:.:=:· .. ·: . ~ . · .-. ..- 19~!? .. _ _-He ·.~a::ned second _- l~euterianc}i and.seived ::~,As~i~t!on. · OJ)e •: tg·contribution as a. . . . t~ree,~ear.s.:active:~tyty: ~ricluding_over two years "ties was' to . "Yor and/or in -her. pro- · .. :. · .· .. ·~th ftrst Ma~ne. Division a~. field . artilleryfirtng · Un~?mmon Stude t~ng the -iasf y~af ·.\.~;;... :_-battery o~ficer .. · · . . · . · . · :, _ . ·. · . . · . Iowa .high school ld be . a . ·womari / or' : : ,• . . . ...... _o~ ~uly 28. 1945. he 'rnarrl~d Heten "Pat" Bar- . conip~ete projects : · character· ··arid :. · : .. · .br~~~t ·Webster .. Groveg:· M·o: . . . :·:· ·· · munlties. and· th' wit_h . outstanding.: .. . ·: ~ ·~.·~ ·.'· J:I.¢ rarmed arid_ · tfi;~ul'age.d .Sf.d~Farms near . SOti~e.ast IO~!}· A/

nd ·.· demonstrated.:· . ... ~_enteryille.lowa· froin 1946 .:.. 1950. ·From. I950 .. of Green ·Bay Lev.: >}·. ;,.>this . woman:·. :· .. :·· .. · · .. · , - :)9~9:· he) (anried ~ri.? ~a~~ged, Green··· Bay· County. ,Iowa: Vh; an -fdeal toie·:·ffiodef> ... ' . . . F~~· · ~ever. _In 1~62. :·.and · agafn ·tn ·1966,. he ... sippi Riy~r:Fioo~ . < ·

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must live or work in · ... .,. :: from)962:- 1.9.~9 ... He-.Y.,as eleCted president' pro :·. ~ws D~~~e: an<l Couh'ty,. · ......... '.- · :· ~· . ·. temp .in ·t9.69 . .)n · 1'9.6~: _he ·accepted' an.inVita- ML\dison Economi ion forms' are avail- =.:. · .tJon from th~· . Nixc)J:i· Admfnist.ration to seiVe-at-· .. Sorri~ . of his n .rt '¥adisorf.Bartk & · . . : _:, · .. · .· ..... the· U~~-~ed .. ?tates:· _Depa~menfof_ A.griculture in . ·Masoriict.od_ge #~: re · Daily . Democrat. .. · . · ·:· :· ·· . Washmgton. D.c:· From .1973 tc>'r 1976, he was· . Mason. Scottish l son ·Aiea Chamber' · ·.·· ·:::·;·:. ·. ci~recto~ ofgoverhm~ntal relations .ro·r~the·Nner- . Chapter Americar. ·rce, ,- ~~d Fort_'Madi-·.. · . : .~:· · ·. · ican Farm. -~ureau. · F~~etaUon at .Washington(\ Rural_ !\ppraisers: nmunity. Hospit<;il~ :. .D.C.,-.- He ·Was. an.;:agricultural con·sult.imt and · ~ mittee .of. ·U.S. ·< by) ~in .Fort Madison · fa~m manager .at Wever from:: 1976 ~ · J 979. 111 · County :Farm . B nn · M~nke, .. CPA 'rri'<. . . · '19!9 an~ 1989 ... he ,was .. the Iowa Aqm'intstrator -. ~ague: and the L t . "r - have a nomina~ · ·. · .. .-· . · · · /or the newly-elect~d U.S. Senator. Roger w. Jep.- ·:_. · .-· Seeley lived a .Jif; ~· _Jed t9 you. call ' . . :- . .. ·. SO~: _ ln. 1,980. he .was Co-chairman' of. the farm . ~~on·_ofhis values.

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J :G!:~Lodwick · · . o~ ·t<ifttl FQOd DlViston for :the. ReaAan-Bl.i~h Prest- ents and intellectual e:~~\; b. ~ -LOdwi~k"': as }rears· or·'(:-df,ntial· C<rit1p~gn. Arlh1~on. Va. From . 198 1 - :·: .. rl,'lent of Lee Cotinty. th· :r.-.. died Surti:fiy~ ·July .'16; . t~83, . he was_ Un~~rsecret~_.'for lnt~rnc;ttional .~o _·.$tates. an d thC". \Vt ; nt hl• home. .. · · ·!. . AffnJrs and CommoBity Proitrams nt the United .-and\, voluni.N!r udiv1Uc \V~.s~9<>rri Oc.tober J 9, · i 920 .. States J?.epn~ent of_ Agricithure. :\;"~1shln~ton . . : ~0~1!~ nntl to~ pertly W i>i'h

-:vanston. ·IiJ. ,:_,the?·.son·:..of ·D:C. rrom 1~83 - .1991 he.was CoJhntisstoner. · th~ii1 . while ensuring am, .:G . . LOc1\trick: <an<f~~Fio- Ynited States International T~de· Cornmissfon. · than ·his; ·· · .. e: ~el_ey L?cJwick: ·· ·:.·:- ~-~-.. · · ::·;; ":-W~~~~n~~r.htP·C. Fio~ .1991 .. - -2~6. he ~as an .. Mafiy indh1dua ls \~~ ~raduatecb,:fronl' New .Trier ,\:ag~~ultura.I;:·c9nsul~nt. anq_ farm __ manager for ents of Seeley's uniqu· 1 .Schooi ·it't Wtimetka . . ·Ill. h1 ..:·}~ref.n Bay F~rtns_ Limited. Part.!]~~hip. -~~,~~r. . . idt>ntified a possibility· \ 'i~-- gradl.iatecf ._from. ~6wa . ~orne qf his· a~tivities includ~~.: Chapt~r~pres: __ :- ·t~,QPJJ?.ftu_nity. · aricf rc-re<i · Gdlleg~ . in · Ames in . Au~. i~en.~ _an~ ·. Di~trict _C,hie~ o~ B~taTheta ~· a cob . maRe· the ·dream a re(_l] : with_ a· ~.S~ degree .. ffi1d a . )eg~_.: soc_Ial frate~mty: _· Iowa __ St~te . Univ~rsity . . ·'cation.;._. careers . .. or : r : ~~~1_. agrlcult~r:al · ect)n?n~i~·;;·; , Foun~_ati<>l) :Bpaf.d ·of · Gov~rn~rs·: · m~mber of .. att_ribitte t~fe-changing: 0 Agnbuslness·Semlnars att board of di~e_ctors ~otary Club of Washington. masterful mfluence. . SChool of Business· Admfn·-~. D.<;.;_ ~~9-:past pr~sident ~nd me~ber of board of · Smvivors Include hi~ . ·. · . · ... · .. :··= .. · ·. . . . · .. · .. --; ... ·_ d~ec!~rs ... O.f.-~otary Club of Fort=.Madison . .Iowa:· \\rick: of Wever:· three <·

)f·the Urtlte(f~S~t~s Ma:rtne!~l.·:~dp._~ mem6er::. bf executive· ~ommittee ·boar" <;>f . banq Edwin) Rossow . . ' -~ :~'"rio:. War~'JI :from· .. · i ~4 2·.~'(;}· .d ir~ct?r~' ~f H.~Jb~rt.: Ho~ve~ Presiqer;t tial Library :~ . -: (h usban_d Jerry) Tu t tie! on , ,.eut~riaru~fand setve.d :{1Assoc.a_t~?n._ ·: _~Qe ,of Se:~eys very favo~_te . activi- ·· .(h_usband Gary) Gerbe1 ~ ty: ~nctu~tng_over tWo years . ties _wa~ t?· ~or:k · Wit_h .: th~_. H~rber_t ~oO\~e~ · ter. ,Ma.J!h.a L. C~ambi .islon a~,field . artillery·_ firing, . . Un~,?I_Tlmon _..s~ude~t- :AwC!-rd . . ~hlch ·. -~e~~gnt~e~. ·. _ff?ur. grandchildren; C<'

, . . . .. . . . . . . I.~~a _high school s tudents · who concetve and niece: . l~e 'mani~·d ·H~l¢n "Rat-1' Bar- · .. co~·r..~e~e proje~is benefitting _I_dwa s~ho_ols. coin.: : He.~as preceded in ( ·s~: Md~ .· ., .. ~- -~-~ . . . .- mu_nJtf~s . :-a~~? · .the . state .. H~ .was P~estdcnt of . Mr. Lodwick's fan1ily anaged -~P;r-Fanns near . ~ut.9~ast l:owfl· ~Agrt~ul~ural · cou~cil: ·.C~a.ir_r~an .,celebrate his life .froni : n 1946 -~- · - 1950, ·Ffoin. 1'950 · .. --.0~ ~-~~: · Bar Le~ee an9 Dr:alnage District. ~e ·July. 24at Spirit Hollo: ari_?_. ~·a!l·~ged~. GreerF Bay.- .. ~o~_tt_ty. _. Iowa_: ytc<;-. p_resident. of Upper fv1issis.:. : Ptjvat~ fa~ily _gravesid ~

J62:::and· again .'_in ·1966;. he stpp~ _RiY~r:F~ood . Control Association: Trustee of· . b~ ·held at a la ter dat .; .va senate. where;_l1e.served · ~~~~ ·We~ley~n :College:· Hono~ary. poetor·· of .· .~stablished for the Un' ~-;~as_ eleete~ ,pre-~tdent _pr9 ; .~ws D~gre_e_: ;arid . F;?'ecu.tive c_<?minittee of Fort_. : at HOOver P_rcs19ential : l_69. :he ·accepted' an .inVita- .. M~_di~.<?~ Eco~o!llfc :~ey~lop_m~·~t Corpo~ation : ~ . Box 696, West Branch.! Administrati6n .'ta···serve-ar--· .. , Som~ of._ his ... ·m_emberships'~ included: . Stella dotences to the Lodwic ,' :partme~t-_. of ~rtb.tltiire in ·.· !\'fasqritc ·-~-ge· #44q.--A.F: & A.M·. ~ ·_ 32nd .degree · the .Barr · M-emorial c1: ;·om 1973 tc>.'-1976: he was· . Mason .. SCottish . Rit~. and: M~~o!l.: Kc;:_cH: Iowa · r;memoria lchapel.com _; ntal ._reta.tions .fo.r;.the· Aine~-....... ·. C~~pter Am:ric(\p _.Society _ra'rm Manager8. ~d ·: .. : in ·charge of.arrangemt; r~detatior) .a ·t .:W~shin~oh;:·;:, R~rru. (\pp~cusers: F~~- a~d Agri~ul~u_raJ. Co~~ .. · .· . · · · _.:· · : · . . . · !

·~rtc.ultural con·s.ultant-. and [: mtttee_. :O,f.: U.~~ .. =Chamber of C~mmer.ce: ·Lee . . . Ru~~ .A_ ever from··:l976 .. · -·· :19.79 . . In · ·, c_oun~_.-.Farm .· Bureau: , U.S;_ Marine Corps . . · RufhAdkissori. 87. o:' .vas ~the Iowa Adnl'inistrntor '. League:_ and th·e Lee County RepubliGan Party. at 5 :15. _a .m.; Mond · U.S.- ~nat?~· Rog~(~V. _Jep_~ /.-_'~ley .lived a -life o(~~rvtte. ~. r:tatural expre~- .~e~k';-1~ . Area Hospital.

s:< : hairmar:i:qf. the Falin ... ~~o~ .?_f h~~ value~. _Seele~~~ye hts -_leade:ship.~l.-: · are pendi!'lg at Lam1 _._.-_:· . .. ·<···.~ · .. :. .. .· · . . : -; ___ , .. · .. _: .. · :r;:~: .. ·.· . ·:· · _ : · .~ :; Hamil~~n._ lll. ·

1.ret Barnes· · · ·. · · 'T: ·. · h · d".-"'G · · · 1 · · .. · · · · · · · · ·· ·sa~~es:di~q · at _9·,~:~·. :.o·n. ··. L~a~ .. _: an · -:~. .. ~~S~ ey. ·-coritlit.e·nf OJ t her_.home_.~ .~an·gements . ·.United States:RepresentatiVe Jim Leach (R-Io-Wcl) .. c~ by those who ap1: ~·Lynk ':un·eral ·Home. · -and U.S: Senator.8~uck Giassley (R-:Iowa) provided co~unity sentice." ,

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• • ... • J • · .; ·.~'!... ~. ·,o. · . w n f~r :~!l~}~eagan-Bush Prest- .· en.ts and intel~~dual exp'e~i~~fo~ t~e ~~va.,nc.<'~~ .:.. . _, 1, Ar~~.t~~m.- ya. Frq~ . l~B_l : - -~-~ent' of~e C~>U·ntr: th~ Sta~e of.lowa. the ~mt-''~-f ·: 0 . \Valter \V:bh. dersecret~ .fo~ Int~rn~tlonat ·· ~a.);_~ates. CVld' ~e -~orld. In h,is professional · Wednesday~ yuly 1odity Pr~~ms at . the .uni~ed :.:_·~~d:~:Y<?l~hteer · acti~itie~~ -'.h~ p~rst~<'d ~~~io~~ry ···~-- ror1 1t of AW"iculture. :Washm~on. · ~oals and.expertly worked \Vlth oth~~ to a due\'<· Hos ·. 19gl he . .'was Cpfn.missioner . . ··. tb~n1 .. while ensu'ring th~ir reeo~nition . rrtlhcr 20. ~rnational Trade· Cornmissfon. ··than·· his .. .' . . · ·• ':-_.: .. . ·>. ~ .. · · . . '< • • '···."··. son Ff?in·' l99I,-: ,. ~ ·2o0.6~ he- ~as- an. : Ma~y ii1dividu~l~( ~Fr~· 'the · privile~~~·l .-. redpi- Han

ultarit and'· fa·rm manager •for · ·.ehts bf' Seeley's ''unique mentorin~. He . quiet_ly Bon Limit~. Part.rie...Shtp. -\Ye,~er... . i~entif1ed i1 poss.~bility. ild.f(litly · Jires<>n.te~ the··· pre(

ivitles. includ~(; Chapted~pres{ .··4.'1. <)ppo_tiunity._ arid ._:~created ... the cor\nedioi1s to · 1 o: Chief.'of'Befa .Theta Pi. a · cok maJ<e·tli'e ·dreant .a realitv. In the. realms of <.'du- · .Tiltc

rnity: . Iowa .. s ·ti:t'te . U.nivcrsity ... · .···cation;·.:. ·careers: . qr . hlililary . servi<.'<' .. .o:riu~ny . M<:'t : d ··· of·~Governors·: . member of . .' attribtt'te · life~chan~iri~ experietwes·: to Seeley's O. Walter Ma< ; Rotary-.Ciub of Was~ln~ton ~ .· n'tasterful inllu~nce: . . . : . · ... ; : t • .' ,•. ' : ::·:, ____ · Webb . ried -;fdent and member of board of ·. · Stirvivors.iricludc his wif?-~1'1-fclcn B. "Pat" Lod:. . . .-!- _ She : v Club .~f Fort<~Madison . . IO\va.-' . ~ck: ofWever: three da.ughter$. Barbara· (hus- ~·:'· Other survi\·ors executiVe· r,om_mitt~e: hearc:i c,)f banq EdWin) Rosso'w_,:...of Wilmette·. Ill.: Margery ~randdhu~hter. Sr. ·rt Hoover Presidential Library :· .. ·(husband .jeny) Tuttle. of Crete. lll .::~and ·Helen .. Hamiltn'i1. Ill. one s of ;ley's very favorlte.-. il<:thrh ·: .:(h_usband .Gary) ·Ger~er: ·of.Watseka .. Iil.:' o~e- sis- . : Joii~t. ·m.: three ~r< k · with:-.-the. Herbert Hoover . .- ter. ·Martha L . .Charnbers. ·of. Waukesha. Wise.: . Strzahnc Webb an·' ent AW:ard. : which recognizes .. : .fq~r. · grin1dchildr~n;_· cousf.n~. f!~phews. · · and a · . ·~r<'at--~randchildrer '

sfi.iderits · who coricel\ie ': ~na . niece: . .. ·.-.· ··; : . . . . . . . . :. He \Vas preeeded' benefitting Idw'a schqols: · coin~ · .·: · He: ~as preceded in ·dea.th .by his parents. · . ·' his first wife·: on<' I' e . state.: ·He··.was .President-' :·or : . .>l\1r: .. LOdwick's familv .. will ·host a reception· to .· 's-ister. l..<.~ona \Vebb : ~ii<;ult~faJCou~~tC·.<;h<l,l .~·~·l_iafi . -~· c~lebrate: his lite '·.tr~n.15 · p.m. ·.- 9.'p.m. Monday. : .. . Gioria. ~J<'an \Vehb. ~ ce and Drainage Dtstrlt:;L .,~~ -:·~uly. 24 _-at Spirit Hollow Golf Ch.1b. Burlin~ton: ·: .. As a young mar ·e. president of .Up]'Jer .Missis.~ : Privat~J<.l~ily . gnw<~side services and buria~ wilt family· in the Nau\'(. :onttol~soda'Uort: )'ntste~ .of : b~ ··held at.. a later. dat~. A m emonal. has .been a tmion elcctrki~m. '

.~ollege: ._. · Ho~~~ary: . pol~toi: .. · of' : . ~stablish~d _fo~ the · Ur:tcominon· Stud~~t - Awai:d . ·~he eountry f(>'r 111( : I E_xec~tive C<?pihli.~~ :of'FbJ1 : · .a~ ,lf<>Over._I~residentiaJ ~ibrazy Association. P.O .. ·IBE\V in Bu,rlin~to : rc .:Developmeftt:Corp<>ratioh·:. · ... ·· ·. Box.696. West Brari'ch. Iowa 52;358: Online con- · mPmber of Na uvoo i . tembershfpi~·i.ncluded·: . Stella ·. ·doiences to the .Lodwick F~mily may be mad~ at f()rmer member of : ~40.:.-A·~:· & A.¥~.:; 32'nd ·-d~gree . . t.fi~ . :B~. ~e~onal C~a.pel website. wyiw.bar- enjoyed ~1owin~ 1~ Rit~. ·an(l. Ma's?.11 . .' ~C~!'f:.-:·towa. · ~em~rialch~pel.com · . . ~~r;. M~m~~al Chapel'is spendin~ lime with ; 1 Society.Fann Managers and· .. m charge of.arrangements. · Cremation Rites 1 . 'I;~ . an4' Agrt~ul~u.ral Com·<::' .... ·'··: <- ' .. ·R 'tit Adk .. .. n . Memorials in Ill\: 2hamber of · .. Commer::ce: · Lee · · .. · , · . · U . .. . .. lSSO ·have· been establis l. ~ureau: . u.S; · Maritie . Corps . . · Ruth-Adki.ssori .. !37.: of ~ver Hills Village~ died Disordc~ Foundm; :ee _ C~ti~tY. Repub\ic.~ Party._: . at . ·5:15. a.rrL'; Monday~ July . 1.7. 2?06 at maiied .to or droppt. le of senrtce. A_t)aturcil expre~- ·_}{e~k~~ ~r~a ._Ho~P!.t~~· Fu1_1~ral .~.rrangem<'n~s Lam porte Funera .s -~~~~~e his;lead~~ship;~l.~.:··· .are. ~~ndt~g at . -~mportc F~~~ral . Ho_me m ._; .·. P.O. !Jox 32 . !

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