pharmacy, was a captain in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps and served in the Vietnam War. He worked for pharmacies in Lake Bluff, Illinois and Thief River Falls, Minnesota. During his 25 years in Thief River Falls, he owned a pair of drug stores before selling them and working at Thrifty White Drug. He owned and operated the Roughrider Campground and worked for Key Care Pharmacy in Minot, North Dakota Erickson retired from Thrifty White Drug in Fargo in 2012. He lived in West Fargo.