As we mentioned earlier, Larry Cotlar, A widely-known radio personality died in the flash flooding Saturday night when his van stalled in flood waters. Andy Garmin, the sports director at K-C-C-I Television in Des Moines, worked alongside Cotlar on a sports radio talk show for five years.

Garmin uses words like “bighearted” and “tremendous friend” to describe Cotlar, who had worked for several radio stations in the Des Moines area.