When Flanagan suffered a fatal heart attack in Berlin, Germany in 1948, the archbishop of Omaha, Gerald T. Bergan, named Monsignor Nicholas H. Wegner as Boys Town's second executive director. The best records available indicate that the home's population peaked at 880, in the 1960s.
when flANAGAn SuffEred A fatal heaRt AttAck iN BeRlin, Germany iN 1948, tHE aRCHbishop of oMaha, geralD t. bergAN, NAMed monSiGnor NicholaS h. wegneR as boYs tOwn's sEcONd exEcuTive DiRecToR. tHe bEsT rEcords AVailablE iNDIcate thAt the Home's PoPulation pEaKed at 880, In The 1960s.