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MERLIN NELSON

New York, New York

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NELSON--Merlin E., born in Fargo, North Dakota on January 30, 1922, died peacefully at home in New York City on May 26, 2016. He was the youngest son of Theodore G. Nelson and Eva Hultgren Nelson. With Merlin aged two the family moved first to California, camping for the six week journey, then in...

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There are too many memories for this space. One I would like to share and that is how we met. The Women Fly Fishers had decided to convene a "meeting" in Alaska and men were to be included! My husband and I were invited by mutual friends. When we arrived I overheard the staff talking excitedly that Merlin Olson was to be coming, I of course was very excited about the prospect of meeting a famous person, but then I met the real star, Merlin Nelson, and was not disappointed. Years of fishing...