Frederica Freyberg:

A public memorial service for former Wisconsin U.S. Senator Herb Kohl will be held in Milwaukee next Friday at noon at the Fiserv Forum. Kohl passed away on December 27th. Starting out as a business owner, Kohl served as Wisconsin’s Democratic senator from 1988 to 2013, self-funding his Senate races, his slogan was “Nobody’s senator but yours.” He was a strong advocate for children’s issues, aging and agriculture. President Joe Biden called him one of Wisconsin’s greatest ever advocates and a dear friend. Kohl was also a former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, purchasing the team to keep them from leaving town and instrumental in building their home court at the Fiserv. Herb Kohl was 88.