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<br />viii <br /> <br />ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS <br /> <br />r would like to thank the many people who helped in this <br />research effort. <br />Kenneth R. Wright, Special Assistant to Governor Lamm on the <br />Big Thompson Recovery effort, first aroused my interest in this study <br />when he invited me to tour the Big Thompson canyon three weeks after <br />the flood. <br />During the four months r was doing fieldwork in Loveland, residents <br />and those involved in the post-flood relief and recovery efforts were <br />of great assistance. <br />The canyon residents shared their experiences with me willingly <br />and cheerfully taught me that much strength is necessary to start again. <br />Bob Schelling, head of Inter-Faith Task Force in Loveland, the community <br />workers, who have been busy since the flood helping their neighbors, and <br />Mary Kay Houston, the social worker in the Big Thompson School District, <br />spent much time answering my questions. <br />Sheriff Bob Watson, Sgt. Chuck LoPresto and Lt. Gerald Becker of <br />Larimer County Sheriff's Office shared their warning and body recovery <br />experiences with me. <br />r am grateful for the assistance of two professors at Colorado <br />State University: Michael Charney of Anthropology and chief of the body <br />identification operation following the flood, and David McCombs, Chairman <br />of the History Department, who taped interview~ with canyon residents <br />immediately following the flood and allowed me to listen to them. <br />At the University of Colorado I was fortunate enough to have the <br />help of Risa Palm, Bob Alexander, Susan Tubbesing, Nick Helburn, and <br />