Former Dean at UW-Richland has died
Oct 4, 2025, 5:28 AM CST
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ST LOUIS PARK, MIN / RICHLAND CENTER, WIS (WRCO / WRCE) – A former Dean at UW-Richland has died.
Donald Gray, age 83, died last Friday (September 26) at the age of 83 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Don worked as Dean of UW-Richland where he appreciated the students and their humor, especially when they filled his entire office with balloons.
He moved to Madison in 1988 where he worked until retirement with the UW-Madison Foundation raising funds for multiple projects and buildings that would literally help re-shape the campus for generations to come.
A Celebration of Don’s life will be held at Towerlight Senior Living in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota on Saturday, November 1, from 1:00 until 2:30 followed by a memorial service at 2:30.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at adam.hess@civicmedia.us.
Jo Ann Krulatz is Senior Radio Journalist and News Director at WRCO and WRCE in Richland Center. Email her at joann.krulatz@civicmedia.us.
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