So today I made a post hammering stupid borrowers and lamenting my dad’s fate and his lot in life.
I got an email a few minutes ago from someone that I was / am friends with to degree. It seems that my best friend from high school’s dad passed away yesterday.
The Colonel (he had been a full bird Colonel in Vietnam) was a lawyer and, at one time, the Assistant US Attorney for our area. He successfully prosecuted Mike Thevis, a mob connected porn peddler who later escaped from jail and murdered the guy that rolled on him. The Colonel also spent years training Federal Agents in many different fields the ins and outs of making cases, gathering evidence, testifying and more.
I don’t know if his son reads this or not, or if he even cares. I am truly sorry for you and your family’s loss. Your father was a good and decent man. He was a smart man that made a difference on this planet, and he was as good of a surrogate father as I could hope for when I needed one.
I wish you and your family peace and perspective in this very difficult time.
Semper Fi to the good Colonel.
God has a way of putting things into perspective, doesn’t he?