ROCHESTER — A retired Mayo Clinic doctor was one of two people who died in a plane crash Saturday in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota,
report.
Dr. Joseph Cass retired from Mayo Clinic in Rochester in May 2017, according to a
Mayo Clinic Alumni Association article.
The crash killed North Dakota state
a Democrat representing the Fargo area. Minnesota Public Radio
that the two were romantic partners.
Cass was believed to be the pilot of the small plane that crashed shortly after takeoff on April 25.
Cass first joined Mayo Clinic in 1983, following his
there. He left in 1986 and spent nearly two decades practicing medicine in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and the Twin Cities. Cass returned to Mayo Clinic in 2005.
When asked about his retirement, Cass said in the alumni article that “[a]s long as I'm learning something, I'll be content,” and expressed his desire to take flying lessons.
North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong reacted to Conmy's death
released Saturday.
“Liz served her state and community with care and compassion, from her service in the Legislature and on the state's Human Trafficking Commission to her work on education, habitat and immigration,” Armstrong said. “… We ask North Dakotans to join us in keeping them in our prayers.”
Dené K. Dryden is the Post Bulletin's health reporter. Readers can reach Dené at 507-281-7488 and ddryden@postbulletin.com.