Few names are as synonymous with this state as that of Kohl - both a longtime, beloved grocery chain and the national department store were founded here by the family. In my lifetime, Herb Kohl, a son of that family, took up the torch and represented both the name and the people of Wisconsin.
From 1989 to 2013 he served most publicly as our Democratic US Senator, but around here he was primarily seen as the owner of the NBA Bucks. Without him, and his efforts, that team would have left Milwaukee decades ago. There's a thousand small ways he impacted the state too - who else remembers his 25 cent milk both at the State Fair?
Herb died today at the age of 88.
RIP. You did your family, and your state, proud.
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