JULY 20, 2023:
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem ordered that flags be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol in Pierre from sunrise until sunset tomorrow (July 21, 2023), in honor of former state legislator Edwin W. Olson, Jr. He represented Davison County in the South Dakota State House of Representatives from 1987-1994 and the South Dakota State Senate from 2001-2008.
Funeral services for Olson, Jr. will take place at 10:30 am on July 21st, 2023, at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (214 W 3rd Ave, Mitchell).
JULY 19, 2023:
Longtime educator and state legislator Ed Olson has passed away at the age of 75.
Olson, who was a New York native, graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University in 1970 and began his teaching career in Parkston that year. He started teaching and coaching in the Mitchell School District in 1972, eventually becoming principal of Litchfield Elementary School in 1982. Olson served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1987 until 1994 and in the South Dakota Senate from 2001 until 2008. In his professional career, Olson was also the South Dakota Education Association Director, the Vice Chairperson of the South Dakota Legislative Research Council, and the Executive Director of the Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village. He served on several regional boards as well.
Funeral services for Ed Olson will be held on Friday at 10:30 AM at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Mitchell with visitation on Thursday from 5-7 PM at the Bittner Funeral Chapel.
(Story courtesy of news partner KMIT.)
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