The City of Knoxville and Knoxville RAGBRAI committee received a thank you letter last month regarding a special gift.
During RAGBRAI, the intersection of Robinson and Second Streets was
renamed the “Paul Ladd Memorial Intersection” in memory of a longtime
RAGBRAI rider who died in a training accident. Signs that were hung on
the stoplights at that intersection were given to Ladd’s widow.
She recently thanked the community for that memorial recognition
during RAGBRAI’s stop in Knoxville. Debbie Ladd says that Paul was not
just a Marine veteran, but also served as Veterans’ Affairs officer in
Boone County. Debbie says that they appreciate the impact that Knoxville
has had on veterans as the former home of a VA Hospital and says that
the community has a special place in her heart.