Dick Strain Cashes in His Chips

Special to FreeRepublic ^ | 29 May 2007 | John Armor (Congressman Billybob)

[Congressman Billybob]

This is highly personal. On the other hand, it's about a man who's a fine example to anybody. So, here's the last eulogy I'm likely to write, because too many fine people are dying and the eulogies would knock out the politics I want to write about.

John / Billybob

[lonestar]

Aren’t you lucky to have known this old Coot!

[Osage Orange]

John,

You are a up-standing man....

And I admire that in anyone...

Best FRegards,

[Drango]

It’s amazing that FReepers would use an eulogy to post vulgar, crass names. Sad.

[Congressman Billybob]

I went to the Memorial Service for Dick this afternoon. I learned a lot about what he had done, for decades, for other people, that I never heard him talk about. I said to his youngest daughter that he was like an iceberg -- only 1/7th of the good that he did was visible above the surface.

Yes, I am very lucky to have known this gentle man.

John / Billybob

[zebra 2]

An ITT executive I knew in the 70’s was named Cash Register.

[tet68]

Keep his memory alive and strive to live up to it.
Thanks for the article.

[Grizzled Bear]

Sounds like a helluva guy.

If you hoist a drink in his honor hoist one for me.

God bless you,

GB