A Great American
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13 July 2008
The news came to me in Nepal that Tony Snow had died. The words came with a jolt followed by sorrow. The best that can be said about any American is that he died in service to the people of the United States of America, and to our friends beyond our borders. Tony Snow did just that. Though Tony must have been in pain, his correspondence to me was always upbeat and positive and wise. The President chose well with Tony. He will be missed, but his service will be felt. Tony Snow was a Great American, whose spirit is stronger now than ever before.
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Comments
Tony was a real friend to our country and to all who love freedom.
God bless his family.
God bless you, your friends and your allies.
a soldier's mom
He will be sorely missed.
Thank you for recognizing his life.
God Bless Tony and you, Michael.
God Bless you Michael! God Bless you too Tony, and your whole family!
That's the thing about Snow - he corresponded with everyone. When he was first diagnosed, I - a blogger and obscure weekend talk show host - sent him a simple email, explainign who I was and that my and my family's hopes and prayers were with him. I expected nothing back - he was a busy guy with a bunch of kids and cancer.
He sent back an email that was not long, but clearly responded thoughtfully to what I'd said. As an individual.
Beyond that? A friend of mine - a liberal and NOT a Snow fan - sent an email saying "I disagree with you, but I wish you the best". Snow sent back an extremely gracious email saying "coming from someone who disagrees, this means a lot".
An amazingly classy guy. I'd love to live up to his example in so many ways. We should all be so lucky.
The world will be poorer without him, yet richer for having had him in our lives, be it so briefly.
God bless you, Michael, and please take care of yourself. And Godspeed to Tony Snow, and bless his wife, Jill and their kids.
Ruth
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