When Dee Knutson married Jack Gause sixty one years ago she had never seen a wrestling match, but she was about to embark on a remarkable journey. Minnesota's first female inductee to the Minnesota Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame certainly earned her honor with many hours devoted to the sport and development of wrestling in the state of Minnesota and around the country. From 1969 to 1979 Dee worked as Head Pairings Master at hunreds of AAU tournaments all over the United States. Her duties included not only running the tournament pairings, but also putting on clinics to teach others how to do the job. Dee worked every level of wrestling, from Age Group to the senior Division. In 1972 the Gause's hosted the first Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Age Group tournament ever held in Minnesota, which had a surprising 700 plus participants! In 1979 Dee became the first woman to serve as Head Pairings Master at the Greco Roman World Championships, held in San Diego, California. She may not have won a 'medal," but she did get a thank you kiss on the cheek from Alexander Medved, one of the renowned Soviet Union wrestlers of all-time. Medved was working the tournament as an official. In 1973, Dee organized the USA/AAU National Pairing Master organization. Members came from all over the United States. She also became the first woman in the World to earn a FILA license for "Pairing." In addition to working as a Pairing Master, Dee actively worked with her husband Jack to organize a cultural exchange program for Minnesota wrestlers. The first year they took teams to Sweden and Finland. The program continued for several years, giving Minnesota wrestlers an opportunity to travel to other countries. Dee Gause was an elementary school teacher for thirty six years, as well as a mother to three children, now all adults. She and Jack now enjoy time with a granddaughter when they have the opportunity. Dee also served as a head election judge for eighteen years. Dee and Jack were also host to hundreds of dinners for wrestling people and functions for many years. Whether it was a year ending party for the high school teams Jack coached, or wrestlers and officials from around the World, their special outdoor oven feasts were always a special highlight for many over the years. Gause has truly enjoyed the many wonderful people and opportunities that being involved with the sport of wrestling afforded her. She and her husband Jack will always be remembered as key people in the development of wrestling, particularly in the state of Minnesota. The many Freestyle and Greco roman tournaments they ran certainly propelled the level of excellence that Minnesota wrestling has enjoyed over the past forty plus years when the Gause's got involved!