MINNEAPOLIS (AP) A state senator from St. Cloud has died of complications related to COVID-19.
The Star Tribune reports 76-year-old Jerry Relph was the first Minnesota lawmaker to succumb to the virus.
Relph was among a number of Republican legislators who contracted COVID-19 after contact with colleagues in mid-November. At the time, Rachel Aplikowski, the Senate GOP spokeswoman, said Relph tested positive after having had close contact with someone in the chamber who had the virus.
Relph started quarantining on Nov. 10 and did not attend that week’s special session. He was also excused from a special session this week.
Jerry Relph, State Senator from St. Cloud, Dies at 76
Relph’s wife, Pegi Broker-Relph, released a statement late Friday night confirming his death.
“I m heartbroken to share that my husband, Jerry Relph, has passed away and entered his heavenly home. Jerry was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather. He was a Marine Corps veteran who served in Vietnam, an attorney, small businessman, and dedicated public servant in the Minnesota Senate. Jerry dedicated his life to service and representing Senate District 14 was one of the highest honors he had. I can’t count the number of times he would come home at night and tell me about helping solve a constituent’s problem, or a story he heard from someone in a parade or at a public event, or even just someone he met during a ‘day on the hill’ event. He loved serving the people of St. Cloud in the Senate, and he cherished every minute of it. Jerry loved diving into the issues, finding compromise, and working together to solve pro
Relph is the first Minnesota lawmaker whose death is linked to COVID-19.
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Minnesota Sen. Jerry Relph, R-St. Cloud, in 2017. Relph, a first-term state senator from St. Cloud, died Friday, Dec. 18, of complications of COVID-19. Laura Yuen / MPR News 2017
Jerry Relph, a first-term state senator from St. Cloud, died Friday of complications of COVID-19, his family and the Senate majority leader confirmed.
“Jerry dedicated his life to service, and representing Senate District 14 was one of the highest honors he had,” his wife, Pegi Broker-Relph, said in a statement released Friday night. “I can’t count the number of times he would come home at night and tell me about helping solve a constituent’s problem, or a story he heard from someone in a parade or at a public event, or even just someone he met during a ‘day on the hill’ event. He loved serving the people of St.
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Sen. Jerry Relph is first Minnesota lawmaker to die of COVID-19 Briana Bierschbach, Star Tribune
Minnesota state Sen. Jerry Relph, R-St. Cloud, has died of complications related to COVID-19, multiple sources told the Star Tribune Friday night.
Relph, 76, is the first Minnesota lawmaker to die of the virus.
He was among a number of Republican legislators who contracted COVID-19 after being in contact with colleagues in mid-November. At the time, Rachel Aplikowski, the Senate GOP spokeswoman, said Relph tested positive after having had close contact with someone in the chamber who had the virus. Relph started quarantining on Nov. 10 and did not attend that week s special session.