[Publius]

My cousin's husband worked decades for Bob Hope. At their daughter's wedding in 1987, I got a chance to meet Bob and Delores. Good people, but Bob was almost blind by then.

In 1993, I was staying at the cousin's place in Southern California when I was down from Seattle on vacation. While they were out shopping, I was warned that Hope would call and that I should take a message. He called, and I did in fact take the message.

Later, Hope asked my cousin who it was who took his call. She explained who I was.

"Very professional," said Hope.

[Yaelle]

How cool! Great story. He must have been a good judge of character; he loved my dad.