A bit off the beaten path of what is covered on this blog, but I did want to take a moment to pay my respects to Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who lost his nearly year-and-a-half battle with brain cancer early this morning in Hyannisport. The last of the Kennedy brothers and one of the longest-serving Senators in American history, "Teddy" Kennedy's legacy, a few well-publicized bumps in the road aside, is of a magnitude a few small paragraphs can't properly convey. Not only did Senator Kennedy fight for the everyday citizens of Massachusetts, he also fought long and hard for Americans everywhere, making him not only a true Patriot, but also someone we could -and should- look up to.
I met Senator Kennedy back in the fall of 1983. Oddly enough, it was at a movie theater, the Airport Cinema in Hyannis. It was for a screening of the Sean Connery 007 outing "Never Say Never Again". He was there with a few of his family members and sat in the row behind me. I recognized the voice immediately. I said hello, shook his hand and we had a quick exchange about James Bond films. He mentioned with a grin that "his brother loved the books", referring of course to former President John Kennedy.
It goes without saying that he will be missed. My thoughts and prayers are with Senator Kennedy's family.
Nice post, pook! This week is one of those times I wish I was still in Boston.
ReplyDeleteThanks, kid. He's going to be impossible to replace him. Like him or not, he did a lot for this country.
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