pharmacy, owned Ashley Drug Co. and later Wiest Service Drug in Wishek, North Dakota. He was mayor and an alderman in Wishek. Highly active in his community, he was chair of the James River Valley Health Planning Council, director of the Wishek Community Hospital, a member of the Wishek Association of Commerce, president of the Wishek Lions Club and first president of the Wishek Eagles Club, He was a emeritus member of the NDSU Alumni Board and of the NDSU Pharmacy Curriculum Committee. He lived in Sun Lakes, Arizona.