Ed Willson has a jar filled with dirt sitting on his desk.
For more than 40 years, Mr. Willson has been a fan of the minor league baseball team in Eugene, Ore., the Emeralds, and a season-ticket holder for 22 seasons.
“It was a serious heartbreak,” Mr. Willson said.
After the fire, Mr. Willson made a pilgrimage to the scorched diamond, where he filled a plastic bag with dirt from the pitcher’s mound that he considered sacred.
Nine years later, the dirt is still on Mr. Willson’s desk.
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