Memorial Bench Dedicated to Former State Senator Jerry Relph
Jerry Relph.
City officials dedicated a granite memorial bench to the former State Senator at the Veterans Monument inside the park.
St. Cloud Mayor
Dave Kleis says the bench is a testament of the strength and dedication Relph gave to his community and country.
It s easy to serve, be part of an organization or even a friend when things are going well. It s hard to serve when times are tough, as Jerry did, countless times.
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Relph s wife
Pegi Broker-Relph says Jerry would have been honored by the gesture, and now she has a place she can visit and cherish his memory.
Jerry Relph, Minnesota state senator, dies after being diagnosed with Covid-19
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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
Here s the latest on the stimulus negotiations
From CNN’s Manu Raju
The two sides are still going back-and-forth over a handful of outstanding issues, including how private schools should be treated in the more than $80 billion in aid outlined for schools and education providers.
Republicans had been pushing for $5 billion in aid for private schools, but Democrats had tried to cut that to be about $2.5 billion, according to a source with direct knowledge of the talks.
Sen. Roy Blunt, a member of the GOP leadership, confirmed that how to treat private schools is one of the final issues to iron out.
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