wife Carol and I had lunch with The Senator along with three of our children in Orlando at a GCSAA event. Throughout the course of the lunch he had our kids mesmerized with stories of his police work. For many years after that, every time I mentioned having lunch with or talking to the Senator, one or more of them would say “Is he still packing?” You need to make quite an impression to have young kids remember you over thirty years later even though that was the only time they had been with him.
Carol and I were really fortunate to have had pizza with Marylin and Murph at their house shortly before his passing. There was a lot of reminiscing during the course of the evening as you might expect. The next day I sent him a text saying I hoped we hadn’t worn him out too much staying so late. Later that day he responded with “I was so happy you and Carol were able to come over. It was a wonderful evening for me. Love you guys!!!” Back at cha my friend. Back at cha!
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