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Wallace Rasmussen (July 11, 1914 – September 21, 2008) was an American businessman and prominent philanthropist.Hired at Beatrice Foods Company in 1934 as an ice hauler, Rasmussen served as president and then chairman and chief executive officer of the former international food conglomerate, Beatrice, (now a part of ConAgra Foods) from 1976 until his retirement in 1980.
Beatrice (/ b i ˈ æ t r ɪ s /) [4] is a city in and the county seat of Gage County, Nebraska, United States. Its population was 12,261 at the 2020 census, making it the 15th most populous city in Nebraska. Beatrice is located approximately 42 miles south of Lincoln on the Big Blue River.
The Beatrice Six are Joseph White, Thomas Winslow, Ada JoAnn Taylor, Debra Shelden, James Dean and Kathy Gonzalez, who were falsely found guilty in 1989 of the 1985 rape and murder of Helen Wilson in Beatrice, Nebraska and served prison terms before being exonerated in 2009.
In 1975, he was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame. [11] Alfson died at his home in Wisner in 2001. [12] He had two daughters and one granddaughter. In 2005, Alfson was posthumously recognized as an honorable mention in the state of Nebraska's top athletes of all time, as selected by the Omaha World-Herald. [11]
Esther Pilster (November 11, 1916 – July 20, 2014), born Esther Eunice Jones, was an educator, principal, activist and philanthropist from Nebraska. Early life and education [ edit ]
Born in Leigh, Nebraska, June 13, 1905, he graduated from high school in Beatrice, followed by enrollment in the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. [1] An athletic man who stood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) tall, he broke the world's discus throw record in 1929 at the Drake Relays .
The following people were either born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Beatrice, Nebraska. Pages in category "People from Beatrice, Nebraska" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.