Mark Woods was perhaps the finest counselor I’ve ever known. While he was never my personal counselor, he was a friend for 30 years and the one person I could refer someone to without reservation. To say that Mark was special is to denigrate his significance. He went way beyond special. He was bright, engaging, […]
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Remembering Mark Woods
June 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Remembering Mark Woods · Character, Friends, Spiritual Journey
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More Memories of a Great Man
May 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on More Memories of a Great Man · Character, Friends, Spiritual Journey, Values
In many ways Clyde Cook’s life was defined by a little red wagon when he was just six years old. It was December 1941, the damage to the U.S. Fleet at Pearl Harbor was done, and the Empire of Japan had turned its attack to Hong Kong. His father, a merchant ship captain, was away […]
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Reflections on a Giant
April 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on Reflections on a Giant · Character, Friends, Influencers, Leadership, Spiritual Journey
Clyde Cook, named after the River Clyde in Scotland, was a giant of a man. There is no one I admire more, no one in my memory who has touched so many lives worldwide in such a personal way. But even giants don’t travel alone; this one walked with His Savior and with his greatly […]
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A Giant Has Left Us: Clyde Cook with the Savior
April 15th, 2008 · Comments Off on A Giant Has Left Us: Clyde Cook with the Savior · Character, Friends, Influencers, Leadership, Spiritual Journey
Words fail to describe the impact of Dr. Clyde Cook on my life, the life of my family, and the lives of untold thousands he touched during his distinguished life and ministry. More personal thoughts will follow later. For now, here is an excellent article reprinted courtesy of Assist News Service. Dr. Clyde Cook, former […]
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A Double Tragedy . . . and a Friend Is Lost
March 11th, 2008 · Comments Off on A Double Tragedy . . . and a Friend Is Lost · Friends
The sad story was the lead story on Dallas TV news tonight. Rufus and Lynn Flint Shaw dead in a murder-suicide. The pain that led to this event must have been immense. Who can blame them for feeling it so deeply. After years of involvement with city hall and the arts programs of Dallas, Lynn […]
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John Baer Suddenly Departed . . .
February 16th, 2008 · Comments Off on John Baer Suddenly Departed . . . · Friends, Honesty & Candor
Here is how the obituary reads: John R. Baer, beloved husband and father, lifelong lover of sports cars, cooking, dogs and the arts, John Baer passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 12, 2008. Born August 10, 1943 in New York City, John was educated at George Washington University in Washington, DC. He spent the first […]
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Scattershooting after the Passing of a Friend
January 27th, 2008 · Comments Off on Scattershooting after the Passing of a Friend · Family, Friends, Leadership
Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to Mean Joe Greene of 1980s moving and memorable Coca-Cola Super Bowl commercial . . . Lost another old friend to cancer this past week. Jerry Formanek, a gracious and selfless man of considerable intellect and remarkable patience, went to be with His Lord after a long battle with lymphoma. […]
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