Re: [CH] Tony Flynn
Sue Bonar (sbonar@nmsu.edu)
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:21:29 -0600
Jim, thanks for letting us all know about Tony. I've been on the list
since around '93, lurking more often than not. But like many of us here
we all enjoyed hearing from Tony and I always imagined him enjoying the
beach. I will miss hearing from him, and am glad that he is home and
with peace.
Sue
jim wrote:
> He never actually made it out to the fields for the event, though I took him
> there both times he was over here. He was here on his 'around the world
> trip' just prior to the fields one year. He was to come out the next for
> the actual event but had a medical emergency and had to go back home the
> weekend before OF. It seemed to me that several folks got to visit with him
> on those occasions.
>
> He was sent to the US, Doug. That's why to his dying day he always flew the
> Stars & Stripes on all US Holidays. He never forgot the kindness the
> country showed him as a kid... and made sure his neighbors knew why he flew
> it. He'd also fly it when I was over to visit to show I was in residence :-)
>
> His online persona was exactly as he was- a true gentleman who loved chiles,
> fishing, people, and life. Very quick to laugh and that, mostly at
> himself. Never for any reason did he go without his tea, at least several
> times a day.
>
> -Jim C
> http://www.StepUpForCharity.org
> Mild to Wild(R)
>
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