Trueblackman, BufordP and AGReatPer at Walter Reed, October 8, 2010.
Posted on 03/30/2013 4:28:57 PM PDT by kristinn
We lost AGreatPer last year. He passed away in August. He was 73.
His passing was missed as his wife, who would have notified FR, had preceded him in death.
AGreatPer was a D.C. Chapter stalwart who traveled from Pennsylvania numerous times to stand with us outside the Clinton White House, Cheney's House, troop support rallies, counter-demonstrations of anti-American leftists and our six-year-long Walter Reed vigil.
AGreatPer had a great personality, he was a pleasure to be around at a freep and at our after-freep lunches and dinners.
Trueblackman, BufordP and AGReatPer at Walter Reed, October 8, 2010.
Thank you for pinging me on this, BufordP. I had enjoyed Freeping with him at WR.
RIP.
I need to drink a Dixie Beer in his honor.
He told me it was “A Great Person” but it wouldn’t fit.
Thanks for the ping.
Another great from the class of 98 gone.
RIP Freeper!
A tough month for FReepers. May he look down on us from heaven and know he ran a good race. God bless him and the loved ones he left behind.
Thanks for the ping.
AGreatPer was an avid Penguins fan who I enjoyed needling. We will miss him in the NHL Finals thread. RIP FRiend. God’s Peace to his loved ones.
I wondered how he chose that handle.
This is very sad news. I remember him fondly and he was a great FReeper, a gentleman indeed. Thank you for posting the photo, Kristinn, and thank you especially for calling him. There are so very many oldtimers who are no longer posting, and i often wonder how many of them have passed away without us realizing it.
Rest in peace, AGreatPer(son).
RIP good friend, it was a pleasure to know you along with the rest of my extend FR Family.
So sorry to learn of this. Thank you for posting, kristinn.
Rest in Peace, AGreatPer.
PING!
I was beginning to wonder why I hadn’t seen his posts for a while.
RIP to a great Freeper. He will be missed.
Thanks for letting us know, kristinn.
He also told me he was a bit drunk when he signed up.
Yes, it is! :( RIP.
God Bless AGReatPer, may he rest in peace.
Yes, a great per was A Great Per! He told me that story about the mix-up, but said it gave FReepers the choice on how to finish it in regards to him!
It seems as tho I just read a post from him, but realize it was during the primaries.
There was one thing that he would do that endeared him. When we would post on the same thread, he made a point of saying a special “Hi!”. He was like that ————a very friendly FRiend, and A Great Per. It was a pleasure and an honor to have FReeped along side him all those years.
R.I.P. my FRiend————
I met AGreatPer at a White House Clinton Freep in 2000.
We had a great time standing next to each other, holding signs and talking to the WH tourists.
We would “greet” each other when we found each other on various threads.
Sometimes by Freepmail.
I am sorry to hear of his passing. He was A Great Per-son, and a real patriot.
Kristin, it was kind of you to let us know.
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