Al Loehr

Al (Alcuin Gerhard) Loehr (October 20, 1927 – April 26, 2013) was an American Democratic politician.[1] Loehr served as the mayor of St. Cloud, Minnesota, for two terms from 1971 until 1980[2] and as Minnesota Commissioner of Veterans Affairs.[3]

Loehr worked for the Great Northern Railway in his early life. His father was a stone cutter.[3] Loehr enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II and served in the Pacific theater,[3] landing in Hiroshima near the end of the war.[3]

Loehr became the oldest living former mayor of St. Cloud in September 2010 upon the death of his predecessor, Ed Henry.[2]

  1. ^ "Alcuin "Al" Loehr (1927–2013)". St. Cloud Times through Legacy.com. April 28, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Former St. Cloud mayor Ed Henry dies at 89". St. Cloud Times. October 2, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b c d "Text of Pawlenty's State of State address". Minneapolis Star Tribune. Associated Press. February 13, 2008. Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2010.