We received word today of the death of one of our hunters.
He was only in his 50's and was found dead in his home.
Because of his work, there may be people here who knew him,
or knew of his company.
He was a good man and made quite a contribution to society.
It was a shock to all of us.
Here is a little background about him.
Rodney Allen, Lewiston, MN.
Rodney and Steve were primarily in the business of manufacturing electronic circuit boards. They had some other related businesses too. Rodney was the fireball that solved problems and kept their plants running - a real problem solver. His nickname wasn't "Rocket" for nothing. They made the lower volume stuff and let Motorola and the like make the high volume stuff like for automotive and for appliances. Their business, Riverside Electronics, Winona, MN manufactured for JD, Case-IH and for a number of years if you bought an electric fencer made in the US, the electronics in it were made by Riverside. They made the guidance stuff for Minn-Kota, the boat motor folks.
Steve and two other partners started the business 25 years ago. It was fun to watch. They all risk all to get it going. Had Steve stayed with Deere, he'd been fired as he was by Honeywell early in his career. Just too much of an entrepreneur! One by one Steve bought out those original partners but added Rodney as a 10% partner.
http://www.rellew.com/