Obituaries
When I read newspapers and newspaper web sites, I sometimes scan the obituary notices. Nearly a couple months ago, I scanned a Clarion-Ledger obit and noticed one that got my attention. I emailed one of the columnists to confirm what I had thought.
He thanked me for giving him the idea to write this column. I didn't think anything would come of it. I was just curious.
A couple weeks ago, Katrina struck Laurel hard. The Laurel Leader-Call had not updated its website for several days because of the hurricane. The first day I noticed that the newspaper website had been updated, I checked the news stories and then the obituaries.
Among the obituaries was this man's (free registration is required). If the name looks somewhat familiar, you can always do a google search.
Checking today's Hattiesburg American, it saddened me to see this obituary. Dr. Gonzales taught at USM for over fifty years. I didn't take any of his classes though. I don't believe any of his classes were available for graduate students when I was a student.
posted by The Library Guy @ 6:32 PM
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2 Comments:
Props on the cleveland article. nice story.
Yeah, it is. I really like his writing. Regarding the coach: some details were a bit foggy in my mind initially. It took me a little while to recall that the coach was in a wheelchair. It jarred loose during the course of our email correspondence. I'm a bit surprised I remembered it considering that it happened nearly 17 years ago.
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