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| Lady Bird remembered at service |
| 2007-07-15 |
| The Statesman so values their words, that they require registration. Here's the entire article. It was an incredible finale to this woman's life. She had planned a celebration, as one who was ready for a new adventure. Her friends, children and grandchildren did her proud. A celebration that ended with an incredible rendition of America the Beautiful -- then silence, as heads turned, eyes moved up in this stadium seating auditorium as a drum roll began..... and members of the Texas Longhorn Band, regal in those uniforms, burst forth, with the "Eyes of Texas are Upon You." Priests on stage, folks in the audience, were singing and pumping one arm skyward, and then, those young military men, splendid in their uniforms, with their gracefulness, moved her one step closer to her next adventure. (Some folks forget, she was a regent at UT) I'm not a Texas fan.... but WOW, what an ending to a funeral! Priests on stage, pumping their arms upward, attendees, singing, smiling. |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #5 Rest in Peace, Larry. You were my favorite Celtics player ever! |
| Posted by: Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-07-15 14:33 |
| #4 Perhaps her most lasting contribution was the "Keep America Beautiful" campaign. Ironically, its brilliance lied in its simplicity: put trash cans where people throw garbage, and more often then not, they will put their trash in the cans. In just a couple of years, it had a noticeable impact, and led to the clean water and clear air acts, which at their inception, also worked and made a noticeable improvement around the country. Which, at the time, was pretty nasty. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-07-15 14:18 |
| #3 Moderators' discretion on posting long articles -- we sometimes snip, sometimes dump, many times move portions to Page 49, and sometimes allow the whole thing as is. This is one of those times. Don't fret. AoS. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2007-07-15 11:07 |
| #2 You value their words, Sherry, so why shouldn't they? Seems to me that registration is a reasonable price to pay for valuable words. Excerpting a few paras to demonstrate the value of those words would seem reasonable though. That's just me speaking, and I have nothing to do with 'burg operations. |
| Posted by: BigGovSpeaker 2007-07-15 08:00 |
| #1 Would that we could all be so remembered. Thanks for posting Sherry. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2007-07-15 03:39 |