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maj, his family name was The Great Puma....for greatgrandpa.....
a child couldn't say that, just great puma, so......
He referred to himself that way ever after.
posted by
benzinha
on April 19, 2007 at 9:54 AM
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A warrior!
Worth a post!
posted by
majroj
on April 13, 2007 at 12:27 AM
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Yes, azur, an editor and reporter and embassy press officer in life.
His greatest pride was his neighborhood defense activities. The city would try to rape the deserts around his home and he would go to the City Council meetings and demand to be heard.
He took tape recorders at the end, because they would refuse to let the public speak at a public meeting and tell him that he would be arrested for insisting and then he'd go to a news show and play the tapes. Finally they would read papers, talk on their cell phones, etc. to show that he had no real voice, nor listeners while he spoke.
It all worked for about thirty years and then, he was gone.
When he died, the main road two houses from his went mad with construction of law offices, etc. Many buildings remain empty as they were not needed for any businesses in the area, but rushed to construction before someone could replace my dad. There was rampant and uncontrolled bulldozing of sahuaros and desert habitat and then began the mini mall building.
The power of one voice and one neighborhood organizing man, silenced in death.
posted by
benzinha
on April 12, 2007 at 10:15 AM
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Who'd have thought?
It's a shame your father wasn't still around to write this. He was an editor wasn't he?
posted by
Azur
on April 11, 2007 at 10:48 PM
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maj and RaeS, thanks for the read and comments.
I was giggling reading his letter because my daddy really would have written it if he hadn't died and missed this past five years or so.
I love old people.
posted by
benzinha
on April 11, 2007 at 8:16 PM
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Powerful nightmare...gave me chills..
Wow..Somebody please wake me!!
posted by
Katray2
on April 11, 2007 at 6:09 PM
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You're just trying to cheer me up!
Cynthia, take note!
posted by
majroj
on April 11, 2007 at 5:56 PM
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