Gary W. Kubly (November 12, 1943 – March 2, 2012) was a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 20, which includes portions of Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Swift and Yellow Medicine counties in the west central part of the state.
He also served in the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1968, during which time he worked in the research division of the School of Aerospace Medicine.
After serving as a public school teacher from 1968 to 1970, he went on to Luther Theological Seminary, where he obtained his M.Div.
[3] In 2010, Kubly was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's disease.
[4] On February 29, 2012, he was admitted to Regions Hospital in Saint Paul during a "medical crisis" and was listed in "critical condition."