Walnut Creek held its traditional Memorial Day observance Monday morning. But behind the flags and patriotic music, there was a feeling of great sorrow, and a call to help those who quietly suffer the greatest loss of their lives.
Former alderman Wayne Craven passes away
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He was 80 years old and died early Friday morning after battling cancer, said his wife Sandra.
“He was diagnosed two years ago, but you wouldn’t have known it from looking at him,” said Sandra Craven, adding a 14-month treatment was successful last year, but the illness returned aggressively and he entered hospital last week.
“It was peaceful at the end. He went quietly, but not without a fight.”
Craven was a well-known personality, and not only for six terms served on city council, but in business, in general volunteer circles, and the arts community, his personal passion.
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