ALTURA, Minn. – Kevin Michael Gatzlaff, age 48, who grew up in Altura and who worked at Altura Hardware and Propane, his family business, died unexpectedly on a vacation cruise in the Bahamas. He held a degree from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. In 2004, he moved to Tallahassee to attend Florida State University and earned a doctorate in risk management. He was associate editor of the Journal of Risk Education. In his Altura years he performed at The Cabin and with he band Hamill Road, which was booked widely in Minnesota and Wisconsin. In Indiana he co-founded Aria’s Army, a non-profit that raised funds for the Fanconi Anemia Foundation.
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