Bless you! My son attended Baylor while Judge Starr was there. The last thing my son did before leaving campus was to knock on President Starr’s door at his residence. He was invited in. My son thanked him for his leadership and his time at Baylor. Judge Starr asked about his future plans and if he could pray with my son. Which he did. Powerful. That’s who he was.
Oh, my goodness…your post nearly brought a tear to my eye. What an incredible moment meeting President Starr must have been for your son! I can only imagine how much he will treasure that memory throughout his life. He sounds like a pretty incredible young man, himself, by the way (well done, Mom and Dad!)
The fall of my freshman year at Baylor was when Bill Clinton was first elected (the spring brought the Branch Davidian mess, but that’s another story, lol). I really only had memories of Reagan and GHW Bush as presidents in my lifetime, so I was horrified and depressed when Clinton was elected. Plus, I had just turned 18 at the end of that September, so I got to vote for the first time. I was incredulous that the election didn’t turn out the way I wanted (how all the young Hillary fans felt when she lost to President Trump…devastated, lol). I have ended up always associating Ken Starr with Clinton, of course, but also with Baylor, since Clinton was tied to my memories of Baylor. So I was floored when Starr was named university president all those years later. I felt like we were very fortunate to get him. He seemed to love most of his time there; he was so good about attending university events and always seemed to be enjoying himself.
Thanks for telling me about your son’s experience with President Starr; it makes me respect the man all the more.