In Memory of Ray Nelson – WRLA 1999 Industry Achievement Award Recipient

Raymond Joseph Nelson, home builder and philanthropist, died on September 20, 2010, at the age of 90 years. Predeceased by his wife, Marie, on September 30, 2009, they were married on December 29, 1952. He is survived by daughters Allyson Nelson (Richard Gaudreau), Glenda Elkow (Terry), Tannis Boissonnault (Phil), and son, Scott Nelson (Hilda), eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. At his death, Ray remained the oldest person in the world to have received a heart transplant. The operation was performed on December 27, 1999, at the University Hospital in Edmonton, AB. He was 79 years old at the time. He was grateful every day for his new heart and it sustained him for over 10 more years.

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