http://www.geebobg.com/2006/09/14/a-friend-to-many-a-hero-to-all/ Americlecticintellectica Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:02:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.geebobg.com/2006/09/14/a-friend-to-many-a-hero-to-all/comment-page-1/#comment-160 gee bobg » Blog Archive » It was a wonderful life Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:10:06 +0000 http://www.emphatic.com/bobg/wordpress/2006/09/14/a-friend-to-many-a-hero-to-all/#comment-160 [...] Shortly after I wrote my eulogy for my childhood friend Jon, I sent a printed copy to his mother, who hadn’t heard from me, nor I her, since the 1970’s. After a few weeks she responded with a lengthy letter and a portfolio of Jon’s life: photos, writings, news clippings, accolades, stories about Jon, and finally many beautiful remembrances. I am happy to report that, short though Jon’s life was, it was rich and accomplished. [...] [...] Shortly after I wrote my eulogy for my childhood friend Jon, I sent a printed copy to his mother, who hadn’t heard from me, nor I her, since the 1970’s. After a few weeks she responded with a lengthy letter and a portfolio of Jon’s life: photos, writings, news clippings, accolades, stories about Jon, and finally many beautiful remembrances. I am happy to report that, short though Jon’s life was, it was rich and accomplished. [...]

]]> http://www.geebobg.com/2006/09/14/a-friend-to-many-a-hero-to-all/comment-page-1/#comment-42 gee bobg » Blog Archive » The circle is now complete Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:10:37 +0000 http://www.emphatic.com/bobg/wordpress/2006/09/14/a-friend-to-many-a-hero-to-all/#comment-42 [...] In the past several days I have written about my elementary school friends Jon, David, and Sarah. David accompanied me to high school and I’ve kept in touch with him on and off, but Jon and Sarah more or less fell off the face of the earth — until last week, when my occasional googling suddenly turned up some unwelcome but definitive news about Jon. Sarah was a harder problem; her last name was a very common one, and finding her was like finding a needle in a haystack. And yet yesterday, David found Sarah online without any apparent effort! We’re now back in touch with each other after about a quarter century. “Why now?” Sarah asked me in e-mail. [...] [...] In the past several days I have written about my elementary school friends Jon, David, and Sarah. David accompanied me to high school and I’ve kept in touch with him on and off, but Jon and Sarah more or less fell off the face of the earth — until last week, when my occasional googling suddenly turned up some unwelcome but definitive news about Jon. Sarah was a harder problem; her last name was a very common one, and finding her was like finding a needle in a haystack. And yet yesterday, David found Sarah online without any apparent effort! We’re now back in touch with each other after about a quarter century. “Why now?” Sarah asked me in e-mail. [...]

]]> http://www.geebobg.com/2006/09/14/a-friend-to-many-a-hero-to-all/comment-page-1/#comment-39 bobg Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:46:36 +0000 http://www.emphatic.com/bobg/wordpress/2006/09/14/a-friend-to-many-a-hero-to-all/#comment-39 It's possible Jon merely qualified to take the Hunter entrance exam and chose not to, rather than that he took it and passed it and chose not to attend Hunter. My memory is hazy on that point. It’s possible Jon merely qualified to take the Hunter entrance exam and chose not to, rather than that he took it and passed it and chose not to attend Hunter. My memory is hazy on that point.

]]> http://www.geebobg.com/2006/09/14/a-friend-to-many-a-hero-to-all/comment-page-1/#comment-38 dkuznick Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:46:26 +0000 http://www.emphatic.com/bobg/wordpress/2006/09/14/a-friend-to-many-a-hero-to-all/#comment-38 The comment editor HTML-ized my post and removed stuff. I was trying to write "Elaine (something - red hair; Saffir perhaps?)" The comment editor HTML-ized my post and removed stuff. I was trying to write “Elaine (something – red hair; Saffir perhaps?)”

]]> http://www.geebobg.com/2006/09/14/a-friend-to-many-a-hero-to-all/comment-page-1/#comment-37 dkuznick Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:44:08 +0000 http://www.emphatic.com/bobg/wordpress/2006/09/14/a-friend-to-many-a-hero-to-all/#comment-37 Ugh. You recent post also got me googling but I didn't dig as deply. Sigh. He was truly a wonderful guy. In fact, just this morning on my way to work (BEFORE I saw this...), my George Carlin CD box set caught my eye, and that immediately made me think of him. I remember us listening to Carlin's albums for the first time at his house (Baseball vs. Football stand out in particular). I also vividly remember the Star Wars reels. I met him for drinks once when we were in college over the summer ('87 maybe?), but that too was the last I had heard from him. I also didn't remember that he got into Hunter too. I guess there were 5 from our class then, because I remember the other two were girls; Elaine and Debbie Schenfeld, maybe? Ugh. You recent post also got me googling but I didn’t dig as deply. Sigh. He was truly a wonderful guy. In fact, just this morning on my way to work (BEFORE I saw this…), my George Carlin CD box set caught my eye, and that immediately made me think of him. I remember us listening to Carlin’s albums for the first time at his house (Baseball vs. Football stand out in particular). I also vividly remember the Star Wars reels. I met him for drinks once when we were in college over the summer (‘87 maybe?), but that too was the last I had heard from him. I also didn’t remember that he got into Hunter too. I guess there were 5 from our class then, because I remember the other two were girls; Elaine and Debbie Schenfeld, maybe?

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