Octaviano ‘Otis’ Trujillo was in the business for 40 years
Octaviano “Otis” Trujillo, the longtime owner of La Fonda de Los Lobos Mexican restaurant in Eagan, died on Saturday night from complications due to cancer. He was 73.
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