WINONA, Minn. – Norman Decker, age 92, a retired vice president at Winona State University, died at The Lakes at Stillwater retirement home. He became vice president of administrative affairs at Winona State in 1968, a position he held 23 years. After retirement, he parlayed a a hobby as a financial adviser into a sideline. In Winona had been elected to the the Winona School Board. He also served on the the governing board of the Watkins Home, the Operations Council for the Winona Chamber of Commerce, and the Board of Directors of the River Trails Girl Scouts Council. He graduated from St. Charles High School in 1950. In the U.S. Army he was stationed in Germany and France. He earned a business degree from Winona State University in 1958. His early career included field auditing for the state Department of Public Welfare. He also was a budget examiner for the state Department of Administration and staff director of the Finance Committee for the Minnesota State Senate.
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