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Chrishayden
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Posted on Saturday, July 21, 2007 - 10:44 am:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Here is a bum I used to hang with sometimes

http://www.stlamerican.com/articles/2007/07/20/news/obituaries/obit01.txt

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Chrishayden
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Posted on Monday, July 23, 2007 - 10:59 am:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I went to his funeral.

It is odd to say this but I enjoyed it. They didn't have the body there (I think they are going to have a memorial graveside service with that) but they had a slideshow retrospective of his life and a number of speakers, most of whom knew him.

It was a mixed Traditional African, Muslim, Christian ceremony. They played some music he had financed.

Really interesting were stories like him getting together a sort of soapbox derby for neighborhood kids to keep them out of trouble.

He was a sort of grassroots, jack of all trades neighborhood guy. He will be missed.
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Mzuri
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Thank you for sharing about the loss of your friend.

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