Our Team

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Owner: Gary Holst

Gary is a farmer and rancher, and he loves to hunt and fish. He started the Holst Pharmacy in downtown Tonganoxie, and a few years ago he built our current pharmacy and adjacent offices.

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Pharmacist-In-Charge: Ross Holst, PharmD

Ross is a KU School of Pharmacy graduate from 2009. He is a Doctor of Pharmacy. He loves to hunt and fish. He grew up in a family of pharmacists and says his parents were always discussing the topic as far back as he can remember. He started working in the pharmacy when he was 15 and has done it for 20 years now. Ross loves helping people and tries his hardest to provide whatever assistance he can offer cheaper alternatives, recommending lifestyle changes, or hunting down coupons for eligible patients. He loves this community and is happy to follow in his father’s footsteps serving our area. He is also an avid KU fan.

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Relief Pharmacist: Vicki Holst

Vicki is a relief pharmacist and Ross's mother. She loves being with her family and friends. She is always happy to give us a hand when we need it.

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Customer Service: Karen Andrews

Karen is a retired OB/GYN nurse. She has worked in the medical field for over 40 years. She enjoys helping others so she came out of retirement to work here at the Medicine Store. She is a widow and has 3 boys, 7 grandkids, and 1 great grand kid. Karen likes NASCAR, the Royals, the CHIEFS, and of course she's a Rock-Chalk Jayhawk fan.

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Pharmacy Clerk: Kim Korver

She loves the Kansas city Royals, Kansas City Chief’s and K State. She is an animal lover, especially dogs. She graduated K State with a BS in Business and Computer Science. She has been a software analyst for most of her career. Since retiring she found herself wanting to interact and help people again so we are lucky enough to have her many years of expertise here with us.

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