A fundraiser to support the wife and family of a White Rock man who was in Barcelona has raised more than $12,000.

The launched Sunday, three days after a van plowed through a crowd of pedestrians in the city害羞草研究所檚 popular Las Ramblas thoroughfare, killing 13 and wounding more than 100 others.

Ian Moore Wilson and his wife of 53 years, Valerie, were in the crowd. Ian died in the attack; Valerie was 害羞草研究所渟everely injured,害羞草研究所� according to details on the fundraising page.

The couple had visited the country to watch their grandson play soccer, the page notes.

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Funds raised are 害羞草研究所渢o allow her and her family to recover in peace.害羞草研究所�

The Wilsons害羞草研究所� daughter, Fiona Wilson 害羞草研究所� a staff sergeant with Vancouver Police Department 害羞草研究所� issued a statement Friday, describing her dad as 害羞草研究所渃ompassionate, generous, adventurous.害羞草研究所�

She said the kindness bestowed on her family immediately following the attack and in the days since 害羞草研究所渁re the things we will choose to focus on when we endeavour to come to terms with the senseless violence and acts of hatred that have taken loved ones before their time.害羞草研究所�

One donor to the GoFundMe campaign echoed similar sentiments.

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Facebook commenter Nancy Solomon Garard describes the 害羞草研究所� a second incident occurred eight hours after the first, killing one person 害羞草研究所� as 害羞草研究所渃owardly acts of terrorism.害羞草研究所�