Thanks you so much for this post. I am grateful to you for expanding my knowledge in so many ways. Whether it is history, economics, popular culture, Williamsburg, William and Mary...I always learn something that expands me as a person. Thanks you for your substack posts. All the best to you in the new year.
Back at cha, my friend. I hope to catch up with you while Lori's in town this weekend. I don't know exactly what that would look like, but I'm going to try to make it happen. The two of you should meet. I'll tag along.
I love this post and will consider it a Christmas gift from you! I did not know Jeb even as well as you did, but I did attend the re-naming ceremony for Boswell Hall and was so proud to be there as a sort of representative of our class. (If anyone else was there I either did not see or did not recognize (!) them.) From my bit of reading then and his obit it was clear that he was a BIG DEAL. More recently I've gotten to know someone from '70 who knew him well, and have enjoyed learning a bit more about his personal side. I am so proud of the College for recognizing his contributions.
Also, just saw the new movie 8666 (or maybe it's 6888?) and learned that Ft. Lee - just south of Richmond - was renamed for the woman who led this all-African American WOMEN brigade during WW2. Another win for updating the list of those whom we honor and respect.
I fear that one of the bad things that will happen in the next four years is that we try to go back to honoring old prejudiced white men. I hope the pendulum on that has swung so far to the left that it will just wobble a little and then keep moving in the correct direction.
Thanks. I'm embarrassed that I took so little notice of Jeb while we were in school together. I was doing the sorority-fraternity-boyfriend thing and paid little attention to people who were not doing the sorority-fraternity-boyfriend thing. Deep down I was shallow.
Thanks you so much for this post. I am grateful to you for expanding my knowledge in so many ways. Whether it is history, economics, popular culture, Williamsburg, William and Mary...I always learn something that expands me as a person. Thanks you for your substack posts. All the best to you in the new year.
What a sad and wonderful post. Very touching. I could go on, but won’t. Instead I’ll just wish all of us a warm, peaceful, and joyful holiday.
Back at cha, my friend. I hope to catch up with you while Lori's in town this weekend. I don't know exactly what that would look like, but I'm going to try to make it happen. The two of you should meet. I'll tag along.
I love this post and will consider it a Christmas gift from you! I did not know Jeb even as well as you did, but I did attend the re-naming ceremony for Boswell Hall and was so proud to be there as a sort of representative of our class. (If anyone else was there I either did not see or did not recognize (!) them.) From my bit of reading then and his obit it was clear that he was a BIG DEAL. More recently I've gotten to know someone from '70 who knew him well, and have enjoyed learning a bit more about his personal side. I am so proud of the College for recognizing his contributions.
Also, just saw the new movie 8666 (or maybe it's 6888?) and learned that Ft. Lee - just south of Richmond - was renamed for the woman who led this all-African American WOMEN brigade during WW2. Another win for updating the list of those whom we honor and respect.
I fear that one of the bad things that will happen in the next four years is that we try to go back to honoring old prejudiced white men. I hope the pendulum on that has swung so far to the left that it will just wobble a little and then keep moving in the correct direction.
Merry Christmas to you and Tim!
Thanks. I'm embarrassed that I took so little notice of Jeb while we were in school together. I was doing the sorority-fraternity-boyfriend thing and paid little attention to people who were not doing the sorority-fraternity-boyfriend thing. Deep down I was shallow.