Orrin Alfred Lommen, the youngest son of Alfred and Hannah (Dau) Lommen was born on February 15, 1940 in Alexandria MN. In 1959 he graduated with the first senior class to graduate from Jefferson High School in Alexandria. Following graduation he worked for Kluver Garbage Collectors for several years. He then got his dream job of working for the City of Alexandria in the street department. He was known for his hard work ethic. He worked there until his retirement in 2002. He loved his job and the people he worked with over all those years.
The Chaska Hawks and Waterloo Black Hawks defenseman began skating around the age of three and has been one of the biggest names in North American skater rankings leading up to the draft in July.