Ted Lussem died last year after a long life dedicated to the insurance industry and his community. Ted was a mentor to many successful insurance professionals. He hosted study groups for all programs offered by The Institutes and that created a significant talent pool in Des Moines. He is responsible for much of the economic success we enjoy in Des Moines today. There will never be another Ted. Here is a link to Ted’s bio on the Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame website (a group that he championed for 21 years.) https://iihof.org/recipients/theodore-d-lussem-2000/ I am pleased that a suitable home for the books and other memorabilia that Ted Lussem collected has been found thanks to Bruce Kelley. The Lussem collection along with several boxes of Preferred Risk/GuideOne artifacts from my collection were donated to the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Library at St. John's University--Manhattan Campus Below is a photo of the archives. The 12 crates...