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  • AA founder's 'friend' dies at 72

    11/29/2005 1:07:41 AM PST · by lunarbicep · 89 replies · 1,938+ views
    Rutland Herald ^ | November 29, 2005 | ANDREW McKEEVER
    EAST DORSET — The man who was the driving force behind the restoration of the birthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill W. died Monday morning after a battle with cancer. Albert "Ozzie" Lepper Jr., 72, began renovating the Wilson House in October 1987, when he moved to East Dorset from Connecticut. Lepper was a longtime "Friend of Bill W.," or member of AA, according to his funeral notice. AA is a 12-step program founded in 1935 in Akron, Ohio, by Bill W. and his colleague, Dr. Bob, a native of St. Johnsbury, to assist people struggling to recover from addiction...
  • If You Suspect You Might Have A Drinking Problem (An Open Letter)

    12/11/2004 5:37:20 AM PST · by RobFromGa · 518 replies · 17,088+ views
    RobFromGa | December 11, 2004 | RobFromGa
    To Any Person Who Suspects They May Have a Drinking Problem, I have written this to describe my experiences of the past 14 months as I have worked to resolve my drinking problem. Everyone is different and I do not propose to be an expert on this topic, but I have my own personal experience and I am sharing it in the hope that it might help someone else to solve this problem and change their life. I have now been sober for 14 months without a drop of alcohol. This is not a long time as compared to over...