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] 
  

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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