Services will be held next month for Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow, who died July 7.
A visitation celebration will be held 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, at the Waukesha County Expo Center, 100 Northview Road, in Waukesha. Remarks will begin at 5:30 p.m., according to Waukesha County.
Funeral services begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Brookfield Lutheran Church, 18500 W. Burleigh Road in Brookfield.
Farrow died nearly two years after being diagnosed in 2024 with Stage 4 mucinous adenocarcinoma, a rare kind of cancer.
Paul Farrow’s political career
Farrow was first elected as Waukesha County executive in 2015 and was reelected in 2019 and 2023.
Before becoming county executive, Farrow served in the Wisconsin Assembly, the state Senate, and as Senate assistant majority leader.
Prior to his career in politics, Farrow ran and managed small businesses in the home service industry, was an adjunct facilitator in experiential consulting and developed a marketing program in the home inspection training industry, according to the Waukesha County website.
His mother, Margaret Farrow, had a lengthy career in politics that included being the first women to be lieutenant governor in Wisconsin. Then-Wisconsin Gov. Scott McCallum appointed Margaret Farrow to the role in 2001 and she served until 2003.
Where to make donations
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, at wiseye.org/donate.
According to its website, the organization is the country’s first and only independent State Capitol broadcast organization, operating much like C-SPAN.
WisconsinEye’s goal is to remove partisanship news bias in reporting so that the news and event coverage comes directly from the policymakers.
Farrow is survived by his wife of nearly 40 years, Amy, whom he married Aug. 1, 1986. He leaves behind two adult sons and two grandchildren. Farrow had four brothers, including one fraternal twin.
Cathy Kozlowicz can be reached at 262-361-9132 or cathy.kozlowicz@jrn.com.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Visitation and funeral set for Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow
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