Gordon Rouillard

Gordon Joseph Rouillard, age 80, of Wahkon, Minnesota and Scottsdale, Arizona passed peacefully into eternal life surrounded by the love of his family on July 12, 2011. Gordon was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Pearl Rouillard and his dear sister, LaDonna Hatch. Gordon is survived by his wife and best friend, Nyla, adoring children Robbin Rouillard (Tom Magnuson) Kim Kuhlmeyer (Bill) Suzette Vasseur (Douglas) and son and special partner, Jay Rouillard, their mother, Jacqueline Rouillard, and step children Penny Bloomquist and Randy Bloomquist. Gordon will be deeply missed by grandchildren Aaron Purmort, Nicole Pope (Andrew) Pearl, Emma and Joshua Vasseur, James and Jacob Pemper and nephews David, Daniel and Blair Hatch and their families. He is also survived by Special Great grandchildren, who loved their “Papa Moose”, Josie and Gabriel Pope and Livia and Bethany Pemper. Our world is a better place because he loved us. Gordon was born in Rogers Minnesota and started his business life at the early age of 12 driving beer trucks in his family Grain Belt beer distribution business, Rouillard Beverage. Gordon graduated from Elk River High School. He served in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was a successful business man and after devoting many years to his work, he retired to pursue his true passions of spending time with family, travel, golf, fishing, gentleman farming at Rouillards River Ranch, card playing and living happily ever after. Gordon was a handsome, charming man with a magnetic personality and was loved and appreciated by many extended family members, including his Mazatlan and Cabo Families and numerous dear friends. Gordon was a great story teller and treated everyone he met with a joke and a smile. He had a great sense of humor and always looked at the bright side of life and helped the rest of us to do so too. Gordon was forever young and people felt happy to be around him. He had a strong Catholic Faith which carried him through life with grace and humility. Special thanks to the medical personnel at Mayo Clinic and Hospital in Scottsdale Arizona as well as the caring staff of the Mille Lacs Health Care System . Per his wishes, a Celebration of Gordon’s life will be held Saturday, August 27th, 1-3PM one day after what would have been his 81st birthday at Rouillards River Ranch in Milaca MN for extended family and friends. Private Funeral Arrangements for immediate family only. Memorials accepted by the family for the Onamia Hospital and Long Term Care Garden fund.