During our walk around Lake Anna on Saturday, we saw thousands of luminaria for the 2010 American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Barberton event, which ends today. About one-fourth of the way clockwise around the lake from the gazebo bandstand, we recognized a name on two luminaria: Craig Wilson.
The former Beacon Journal Action Line editor died at age 79 of leukemia April 3, 2007. Lung cancer
The Hamtramck, Mich., native also had been chief librarian during his 40 years at the BJ. Actually, after his BJ retirement Craig contributed free-lance to the BJ for another 11 years, mostly with a Book Talk column. He was a member of Mensa, for people with high IQs.
After I emailed the original part of this blog post to Craig's widow, Betty replied:
Actually he had more than two. I had two as I got cancer four months after Craig
died but it has been taken care of. Thank you for thinking of him.
When Betty forwarded the information to Craig's daughter, Dawn Wilson, she emailed:
Thanks John, and thanks Elizabeth.
Reading about him and remembering all the things he was interested in and got done makes me want to get more done!!
Dawn
Click on the headline for more details about Craig over the years, some by his son-in-law, Dawn's husband.
Who is Betty, please?
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