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'''James John Klobuchar''' ({{IPAc-en|k|l|oʊ|'|b|ʊ|tʃ|ər}} {{Respell|klo|BUTCH|er}}; |
'''James John Klobuchar''' ({{IPAc-en|k|l|oʊ|'|b|ʊ|tʃ|ər}} {{Respell|klo|BUTCH|er}}<ref>https://www.twincities.com/2020/01/25/amy-klobuchar-how-to-pronounce-her-name/</ref>; April 9, 1928 – May 12, 2021) was an American journalist, author, columnist and travel guide from [[Minnesota]]. He wrote for the ''[[Star Tribune]]'' in [[Minneapolis]] for three decades, and wrote an occasional column for ''[[The Christian Science Monitor]]''. He was the father of Minnesota [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[Amy Klobuchar]]. |
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==Life and career== |
==Life and career== |
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Jim Klobuchar
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Klobuchar campaigning for his daughter Amy Klobuchar for U.S. Senator on July 4, 2012, in Tower, Minnesota
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| Born | James John Klobuchar (1928-04-09)April 9, 1928
Ely, Minnesota, U.S.
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| Died | May 12, 2021(2021-05-12) (aged 93)
Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S.
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| Education | Ely Junior College (AA) University of Minnesota (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author, travel guide, columnist |
| Employer(s) | Star Tribune The Christian Science Monitor |
| Children | 2, including Amy |
James John Klobuchar (/kloʊˈbʊtʃər/ klo-BUTCH-er[1]; April 9, 1928 – May 12, 2021) was an American journalist, author, columnist and travel guide from Minnesota. He wrote for the Star TribuneinMinneapolis for three decades, and wrote an occasional column for The Christian Science Monitor. He was the father of Minnesota U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar.
Klobuchar was born in Ely, Minnesota, the son of Mary (Pucel) and Michael Klobuchar.[2] His grandparents were all from Slovenia,[3] the surname Klobučar means "hatter" in Slovenian. He earned an Associate of Arts degree from Ely Junior College (now Vermilion Community College) in 1948 and a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from the University of Minnesota in 1950.
Klobuchar served in the United States Army from 1950 to 1952. He worked as a wire editor for the Bismarck Tribune in North Dakota in 1950 and as a legislative reporter from 1952 to 1953.[4]
He worked as a staff writer for the Associated Press in Minneapolis from 1953 to 1961 and with the Minneapolis Tribune from 1961 to 1965. He became a columnist for the Minneapolis Star starting in 1965.[4]
Klobuchar married Rose Heuberger August 7, 1954 and had two children, Amy and Meagan. They divorced in 1976.
During much of his life Klobuchar was an avid cyclist, and led the "Jaunt With Jim"[5] group bicycle ride for 39 years.
Towards the end of Klobuchar's life, he had Alzheimer's disease.[6] He died at a care facility in Burnsville, Minnesota on May 12, 2021, at age 93.[7] Amy Klobuchar announced the death, saying about her father, "He loved journalism. He loved sports and adventure. And we loved him."[8] Minnesota Governor Tim Walz also paid tribute, stating "Our press community lost a giant in Jim Klobuchar's passing."[7] Plans were also made to bury him in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery.[7][9]
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