"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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Too bad.
Certainly was one of the most well-rounded and truly successful Americans
of
the 20th Century.

Some years ago, through serendipity, I was volunteered to read him our
governor's proclamation in his dressing room at the Paramount Theatre in
Seattle. It was a full page, single spaced, type written. As I finished he
looked at me and said "You did that so well you'll be reading it on stage
tonight." Although I did little to deserve it, I felt it an honor to do for
him.

He was a good man.