SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Ivan Rasmussen has seen quite a bit in his 91 years, including the “I Have a Dream” speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But he has never seen the generosity he received recently in Santa Barbara.
These days, after obtaining multiple degrees, followed by a career providing services abroad to nations in need and taking care of his health, he was still driving and enjoying his daily routine.
In late February however, his parked vehicle, about 23 years old and wearing down but still useful, was destroyed by a reckless driver. Ivan came out of his senior housing that night with police lights blinking on De la Guerra St. and car parts on the ground. Another vehicle was also mashed up…