Lavonne Zietlow Death – Lavonne Zietlow, wife of Retired Kwik Trip CEO Don has sadly passed away. She died on Saturday 4th March 2023 surrounded by her beloved family. She was confirmed dead in a publication posted on Facebook that reads “Just announced that LaVonne Zietlow has passed away. May she rest in peace. Prayers for the family”. The actual cause of her death has not been revealed at the time of this publication.
Who is Don Zietlow?
Don Zietlow, who has worked with Kwik Trip Inc. as President and CEO for the past 52 years, will step down from his position on December 31. He has been serving in this capacity for the past 22 years. Don retired on January 1, 2023, and was to be succeeded as head of the board of directors of Kwik Trip by Scott Zietlow, who is a second-generation owner of the company. In order to take on his new responsibilities at Kwik Trip, he will step down from his position as a professor of surgery in the Mayo Clinic’s Trauma, Critical Care and General Surgery Division in Rochester, Minnesota.
Don Zietlow and John Hansen both took ownership positions in the company in 1972; nevertheless, the ownership of the business was held jointly by both families until the Zietlow family purchased the Hansen family’s participation in the company in the year 2000.
Don Zietlow Career
Flash forward to the present day, and under Don Zietlow’s direction, Kwik Trip has experienced both significant expansion and significant innovation. The corporation runs more than 800 sites across the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan at the present time. Additionally, the Kwik Trip Support Center in La Crosse has expanded both horizontally and vertically, with large financial expenditures being made in the dairy, kitchens, bakeries, and distribution center respectively.
During the time he was with Kwik Trip, Don Zietlow was the primary proponent of distributing forty percent of the pretax profits of the business to each and every employee. In 2015, he was recognized for his achievements and inducted into the Convenience Store News Hall of Fame.
Lavonne Zietlow’s obituary will be released by the family
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