Rep. David Dill passes away

(UPDATED: Funeral arrangements are now included)

REFILED Aug. 11, 2015: Rep. David Dill (DFL-Crane Lake) lost his battle with cancer late Saturday.

Rep. David Dill

Dill, 60, had served in the House since 2003. Prior to that he was the city administrator in Orr for 12 years.

A natural resources and mining advocate, Dill served on the House Agriculture Finance, Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance, Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy committees and was the DFL lead on the House Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy Committee in 2015. He chaired a number of environment bodies during his legislative service.

"We will really miss David Dill," House Minority Leader Paul Thissen (DFL-Mpls) said in a statement. “There are few legislators who focused so intently on representing his constituents or who did so more effectively. He wore his success lightly and when he spoke, people listened because they knew he said what he really believed, he didn't play partisan games, and most often had common sense on his side. Most important, he cared deeply for his family and spoke often about them with pride and love.”

In a statement, Gov. Mark Dayton said: "Rep. David Dill was a strong advocate for what he believed in, and he always remembered who sent him to St. Paul.  He had a great sense of humor, and a great love for our state, and we will all miss him. My thoughts and prayers are with his family."

Dill is survived by his wife, Tucky, and son, Drake.

A funeral is scheduled for 3 p.m. Aug. 15 at the Backus Community Center, 900 Fifth St. in International Falls.

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Read a 2003 profile of Rep. Dill: http://www.leg.mn/archive/LegDB/Articles/10761SessWeeklyProfile.pdf

Watch his new member interview: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/legdb/interviews/House/2003/06A.wmv