Saturday, October 12, 2013

Brian Berglund 1947-2013

He was in a lot of Stan's classes throughout junior and senior high, starting with Mr. Woodward's math class in seventh grade where they struggled to learn to use binary numbers because it was going to be important someday if they ever wanted to use something called a computer.
Bowling with pals Byron "Gopher" Peterson and
Bobby Watson at the Garden Center Lanes.
Most recently, Stan and Brian renewed friendships in Phoenix with other classmates from Jefferson in Alexandria, Minnesota.
Cancer claimed Brian this week. He was a kind man and lived a good life.
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Brian Berglund, 66, Fountain Hills, AZ died Oct. 2 after a hardfought battle with cancer. 
Born to Joe and Toby Berglund in Alexandria, he moved to Phoenix in 1967 to follow his parents and two siblings. Following graduation from Arizona State University with a BS in Business Administration, Brian began a career in the insurance industry that would span 40 years, much of which was spent as the owner of a family-owned agency. 
He enjoyed fishing the coves of Roosevelt Lake, the occasional golf outing and hosting cocktails and hors d'ouvres with his loving wife Rosemary to catch up with family and friends. 
Brian is preceded in death by Joe, Tibby, brother Michael and other loved ones. He is surveyed by his wife and five sons, their wives and grandchildren.

Classmates gathered in 2010 in Surprise, AZ. Phil Noonan, Mike Foss,
Stan Rolfsrud, Brian Berglund, Tom Tessmer, Sara Smith Sevey. 

In the photo below, that's Foss again (far right), Tessmer (far left) and Berglund
(center) in toga at the Ninth Grade Latin Banquet.