P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} *OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR*  
*Governor Kim Reynolds *★ *Lt. Governor Chris Cournoyer*     
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 
MEDIA CONTACT: Mason Mauro, (515) 745-2840, [email protected] 
   *Gov. Reynolds issues statement on the passing of Kemin Industries Co-Founder R.W. Nelson* DES MOINES— Today, Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement on the passing of R.W. Nelson, co-founder of Kemin Industries:   “Kevin and I were saddened to hear of the passing of R.W. Nelson, who founded and built Kemin Industries into a world-class ingredients manufacturing company right here in Des Moines,” Gov. Reynolds said. “As a graduate of Dowling and Drake, he was an Iowan to his very core; as a veteran of the Army Air Corps and a lifelong philanthropist, he embodied service to others throughout his amazing life; and as a legendary agricultural innovator, he changed lives for the better all across the world. R.W.’s influence will be missed, but his legacy will live on. Kevin and I are praying for his wife Mary, his children, and his many other surviving family members during this difficult time.”  # # #  

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