Croix Trail/Washington County 18.Įrickson told the Pioneer Press in an interview in 2009 that he and his partners decided to overhaul the mall, which was built in the 1960s, after Washington County transportation officials announced plans to build a roundabout on Washington County 18 near the mall entrance. The strip mall - now called Lakeland Village Center - is a mile south of Interstate 94 on the west side of St. He noted that Erickson was instrumental in the $1 million makeover of the Lakeland Plaza in 2008. Lakeland Mayor Brian Zeller, who knew Erickson for more than 25 years, said David and Debi Erickson enjoyed vacationing in Montana and had a vacation home in Whitefish. “He took great pride in perpetuating the family business.” “He had worked for the family business his entire life,” Vander Vorst said. Erickson attended Western State University in Gunnison, Colo. “Our focus is on supporting the Erickson family during this difficult time.”ĭavid Erickson was born and raised in Hudson and graduated from Hudson High School in 1973, Vander Vorst said. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to Debi and their family,” Vander Vorst said. “He was involved in his community, he cared for his family deeply, and he cared for his company and the people here,” said Gary Vander Vorst, executive vice president and chief financial officer. Company officials were reeling from the news Thursday. It’s going to be very, very difficult to replace him.”Įrickson Oil/Freedom Valu Centers, which is based in Hudson, has about 600 employees and 65 gas and convenience stores in Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota and Michigan. “He was a businessman, civic leader, family man, an all-around decent fellow. Civic Minded,’ ” said Randy Kopesky, mayor of Lakeland Shores. Croix River Valley’s Yellow Ribbon Network Alliance, a group that provides support to military personnel and their families. In addition to his role with Erickson Oil, David Erickson was the owner of Lakeland Village Center, the shopping mall in Lakeland, and a sponsor of the Lower St. I think he was just tired and knew her situation wasn’t going to get any better.” Claire, 83, had not been feeling well, and Erickson said his father did it “out of love for the three of us siblings. Betty, 81, suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, and Claire was worried his wife would have to live in a nursing home if anything happened to him, David Erickson told the Pioneer Press at the time. Police suspect that Claire shot Betty and then himself. He was kind of the rock for this family during this last tragedy.”Ĭlaire and Betty Erickson were found shot to death in March 2009.
“He made a real effort to try to be a nurturing and supportive person in his family. In 1974, David Erickson’s sister Nancy died when the car she was driving near Aspen, Colo., went off the road and plunged over a 400-foot cliff.ĭavid Erickson was a “very positive, forward-looking business person who was concerned for his family,” said Nelson, who has known the family for 21 years. The Ericksons were both wearing helmets, and alcohol and speed were not factors in the accident, Reddick said. She is expected to return to Minnesota in the next few days. His wife, Debi, who was riding with him, suffered a broken leg and was being treated Thursday at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital.
CEO of Erickson/Freedom stores dies in Montana motorcycle accident – Twin Cities Close MenuĮrickson was transported to Bozeman Deaconess Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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