We have had the opportunity to have really great teachers in the Elk River School District, and Tim Larson was one of them.
Tim had recently been working in the St. Michael-Albertville School District for three years before this incident occurred. He will be remembered not only by staff, faculty and students in both districts as a great human being, but also a great addition to those with special needs. He had been in the Elk River School District for four years prior to accepting the position in STMA.
His funeral service was held today. He was only forty-three years old.
The educator is being remembered locally for his kind heart, a passion for running marathons and helping lift other people up.
Larson was shot and killed on Oct. 8 about 15 miles west of Paynesville in an apparent dispute over $50 and farm parts. Two men are being held in his death, including Delbert Huber, 81, of Paynesville, who was charged this past Tuesday with second degree murder. His son, Timothy Huber, 45, also of Paynesville, has been charged with aiding his father.
Word of Larson’s death made its way to Elk River and Otsego this past Sunday, leaving former colleagues shocked and saddened.
“It was hard to believe,” said Otsego Principal Erin Talley. “It’s still is hard to believe. Tim was not a confrontational man. He was a peacemaker and someone who would have looked for solutions.
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