Background
Dille was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1945. He graduated from Litchfield High School in 1963, and later obtained a B.S. from the University of Minnesota and, in 1969, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree from the University of Minnesota's College of Veterinary Medicine. He was a civilian veterinary advisory in Vietnam for three and a half years during the Vietnam War.
Dille is an experienced rodeo cowboy, and was state champion calf roper, steer wrestler, and bull rider. In high school he won the Minnesota All Around Cowboy title twice and placed fourth in the nation in steer wrestling.
Dille lives in Dassel, Minnesota with his wife Pamela, who works as a media specialist at Dassel Elementary. They have four children, Nicholas, Kaisa, Spencer and Mitchell and five grandchildren, Lincoln, Amelia, Isla, Erik and Annika.
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