Who?

I drive past a small, uninteresting looking 'garden' on the way to work. It doesn't look like much of a garden. More like a bit of grass on the corner of a major intersection, with a couple of seats for drunks to rest on, and a strange looking stone sculpture. There was only one picture on the net that I could find, but the link to it was broken.

The plaque reads:
Raoul Wallenberg
1912 -

For a long time, I thought I should search the name to see who he was. I wondered if he lived in the area, or drove past and if he felt odd driving past - knowing someone was just waiting for him to kick the bucket so they could finish the plaque.

Silly me. I don't know why it took me so long and I honestly don't know why I hadn't heard (or remembered) the name before.

A history lesson.

I think next time I'm curious about something like this, I'll try to find the answer sooner rather than later. I got a little more educated after this particular search.