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Unlikely Partnership Sparks A Big Dream
- Dug Porter befriended Frank Craig and helped plan a museum despite Frank's atheism and cantankerous nature.
- Their unlikely partnership grew into a close, father‑son style relationship that drove the project forward.
First Crash Deepened Their Bond
- A first car crash badly injured Frank and deepened his reliance on Dug for care and project work.
- Dug promised to look after Frank's farm and frequently visited, cementing their bond after the accident.
Truck Into The Canal Ends In Drowning
- On April 20, 2004, Dug drove Frank's truck into an irrigation canal; Dug escaped but Frank drowned trapped by his seat belt.
- Dug attempted CPR, but Frank could not be revived and later died.