Elleda Wilson: 'A total inspiration'
Aug. 18—Inspiring rerun: Hope Harris was up at the Astoria Column when a woman asked her if it was too late to go into the column. It was not. The woman went to help someone out of her car who clearly had cerebral palsy.
"He struggled with every step, but was able to walk without assistance," Hope observed. "I waited, watching for the door at the top of the column to open. When it did, I hooted and hollered, and beeped my car horn, and flashed my car lights."
The pair were Michelle Lee and 23-year-old Will Ramis (pictured) of Portland. It turns out climbing the column isn't Will's only feat of late, he's on his way to becoming an Eagle Scout.
Calling Will her "new hero," Hope said, "I am so in awe of him ... What a guy! A total inspiration to me." (In One Ear, 10/10/2014)
