July 11, 2008

  • So long, Russ

        This entry dedicated to an excellent graphic artist, friend, co-worker, and all-round unbelievably nice guy.

    (I daresay you've all seen his work at one time or another if you've ever stopped to
    look     at the windows or menuboard of a KFC Restaurant in your neighborhood.)

        Can you imagine yourself fighting a rare type of cancer for 14 years, undergoing uncountable surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation treatments, losing your right arm, and still managing to keep your wits about you.....as well as never hesitating to share a divinely wry sense of humor with everyone around you?

        Neither can I.  But I know it can be done because that's precisely what Russ did.   Until a couple days ago... when he was finally allowed to rest in peace.

    Russell

        Here's to you, Russell Grimes -- and to your wife Pattie (whom I call Wonder Woman for a hundred good reasons) -- and to all the rest of us who were lucky enough to have known you.  A tip of the O'Toole hat....today and always.  Enjoy your new universe, free of pain and exhaustion at last.