Months after the verdict a scholarship fund named the Grant Halvorsen Integrity Award was established through seized Dalton assets to support students studying law and journalism who wished to fight corruption. Daniel enrolled in a law program in Chicago and dedicated himself to continuing the work his father never had the chance to finish.
Sometimes when I wake in the quiet darkness of early morning the memory of that phone call still returns to me clearly, yet it no longer fills me with dread because the voice that once sounded like a ghost ultimately led us to the truth. Grant’s life ended in cold water but his courage refused to sink with him, and through his son that courage continues to rise whenever someone decides that silence will never be stronger than truth.
