Rice Lake, Wisc. native Foster Friess dead at 81

A philanthropist in his home town -- he financed the ballfields and track complex where American sprinter Kenny Bednarek got his start -- Friess was a politically conservative tax avoider, who made his money through financial investments more than building afresh.  He will be remembered, like most monied men, if he is remembered at all, for what his money purchased in his lifetime (some causes more dubious than others)  more than what he achieved himself, I think.  RIP.