Lee Dreyfus was a bit before my time (I was still in elementary school when he was governor), but by all accounts, he was a good man. He passed away last night:
Former Gov. Lee Sherman Dreyfus, who served one term starting in 1979, died at his Waukesha home Wednesday night, his son said Thursday. He was 81.
Dreyfus died while watching television, said his son, Lee Dreyfus Jr.
He was elected governor in 1978, upsetting U.S. Rep. Bob Kasten in the Republican primary and then defeating acting Gov. Martin Schreiber in the general election. He served in the post for four years.
