I let myself get away fromt he computer for the weekend, and come back to...this.
One time, while I was considering a gift of knives for several friends, I called James to discuss several options. My end choices were items that he didn't normally carry, and he actually recommended a couple of people who could get what I needed in a quicker manner. That's what kind of man James was, someone who always had others' best interests at heart. We continued to talk for about a half an hour, and I feel in that short time, we'd come to be close aquaintances, or dare I say, friends. I don't know many people who met or talked with Jim (ove the phone) who did not come away umimpressed by the type of man James was. His honesty, sincerety, warmth and humor were a rare combination, and he will be sorely missed here at BF.
Toni, I hold you and your family in my heart and prayers through these troubling times, and wish you comfort and peace. James was a rare gift to us all, one that will not soon be forgotten. We thank you for sharing him with us, as we thank our Suypreme Being for offering to us an example of the type of person we could all emulate.
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Don LeHue
Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings...they did it by killing all those who opposed them.
[This message has been edited by DonL (edited 09-18-2000).]