MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Gov. Jim Doyle and other state officials
will be gathering to pay respects to state Agriculture Secretary
Rod Nilsestuen (NIL’-ses-too-in) who drowned Wednesday while
swimming in Lake Superior.
     Nilsestuen had served as Doyle’s secretary of the Department of
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection since he first took
office in 2003.
     The 62-year-old was volunteering with Habitat for Humanity last
week in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula when he went for a swim and
drowned.
     A visitation followed by a memorial service is planned Tuesday
at Bethel Lutheran Church just blocks from the state Capitol in
Madison.