Neil Arvid Nelson, a native of Tracy, MN, passed away April 23, 2020 at the age of 89, due to COVID-19 pneumonia.
He was a resident of Green Valley, AZ at the time, in his retirement. He was born January 26, 1931 in Tracy, MN, to Martin and Hazel Nelson.
As a graduate of Tracy High School, Neil entered the Air Force, where he served two years stateside in aircraft maintenance support as an aviation mechanic. The son of a farmer, his career years included becoming the Territory Sales Manager for Oliver Farm Machinery, with his office in Arcanum, Ohio. In his later years, he worked for the Koenig Equipment Company in Urbana, Ohio. In all of Neil's interests and his professional career, there was one common passion: his love of working with and talking to people and sharing his passion about music, flying, fixing things, and the agricultural equipment industry...(Click the information source link below to read more.)