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Former Gov. Dreyfus has bypass surgery in Waukesha

Former Gov. Lee Dreyfus had quintuple heart bypass surgery Monday at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. His family said Dreyfus, 78, was in intensive care and a full recovery was expected.

….Dreyfus had been on the University of Wisconsin faculty here and served as chancellor of the Stevens Point campus before resigning to run for governor. He played a large role in 1971 in helping Democratic Gov. Patrick Lucey win legislative approval of the merger of the University of Wisconsin and the old state university system.