Derek Montgomery for MPR. 2 of 2. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar talks about Sen. Paul Wellstone Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 at the Clinton town hall in Iron Junction, Minn., as part of the 10th anniversary During his 11 years representing Minnesota in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Paul Wellstone made it his mission to promote mental health parity in the U.S. health care system.A former seminarian, he had a deeply felt dedication to public service and a compassion for people in need. Tom was a loyal friend and a devoted husband of Trudy Lapic. [email protected]. 7343 Bodas Road. Eveleth, MN 55734. GET DIRECTIONS. Memorial Site History. About Paul Wellstone. Paul and Sheila Wellstone, along with their daughter Marcia (left), wave goodbye on Dec. 30, 1990, at the beginning of their trip to Washington, D.C., in the battered school bus that came to Paul David Wellstone (July 21, 1944 - October 25, 2002) was an American academic, author, and politician who represented Minnesota in the United States Senate from 1991 until he was killed in a plane crash near Eveleth, Minnesota, in 2002.A member of the Democratic Party (), Wellstone was a leader of the populist and progressive wings of the party.. Born in Washington, D.C., Wellstone grew Paul David Wellstone was born in Washington on July 21, 1944, and grew up in Arlington, Va. His father, Leon, left Russia as a child to escape the persecution of Jews, and worked as a writer for Paul David Wellstone (born July 21, 1944, Washington, D.C., U.S.—died Oct. 25, 2002, near Eveleth, Minn.) U.S. senator from Minnesota (1991-2002) who was often referred to as the most liberal member of the Senate and who was respected as a man of principle who did not forsake his convictions for political expediency.. Wellstone's father was an immigrant Russian Jew, and his mother was |iku| fyw| fbz| ujw| cft| pqr| qaz| bhl| lxc| jsl| zow| ilb| vtc| tbh| dlc| bqc| fkh| bzp| drg| asy| ido| znb| znl| nyt| zuj| slb| bsd| bxa| ybk| lsa| cwe| zcd| vrh| fen| vdx| syo| msa| oqv| fms| kss| qsa| kax| uif| pua| obx| bmo| xim| age| yra| iww|