Reno shows support for Cedar Rapids flood victim, known to them as ‘The Waver’ August 8, 2008
Posted by John in Kindness, Medicine, Nature, Weather.Tags: Cancer, Cedar Rapids (Iowa), Ed Carlson, flooded areas, Flooding, floods, Floods of 2008
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From Reno Gazette-Journal:
Ed Carlson, known in Reno as “The Waver” for a three-decade stint walking along western Nevada roads and waving to motorists, thanked people for all the letters of support and the money they sent when his life took two tragic turns in June.
Within a few weeks, Carlson found out his wife had terminal cancer and they lost their Cedar Rapids, Iowa, home to Midwest flooding. …
More about Ed Carlson, including a Gazette article, in this post:
Reno icon ‘Waver’ returned to Cedar Rapids, becomes flood victim; Wife learned of terminal lung cancer a week before flood
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The Waver was an icon here. His wife died. Here is the link to the newest story…
http://rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080812/NEWS18/80812053
Ed, you have no idea how very much you’re missed around here. Your smile and wave were always an island of sanity for me in what is otherwise a totally crazy world.People have accused you of insurance fraud, but what I have read of your relationship with your wife to me paints a far different picture. Obviously you had your difficulties, but you both were able to draw on the love which had sustained your marriage for 20 years in order to rebuild a connection that I’m sure brought a lot of comfort to you both.I feel I can learn a lot from you. God Bless you, Ed.