Timmy, We Hardly Knew You

The Memorial for Tim Russert was held today at 4:00pm. I did watch it. The people who spoke of Tim were very eloquent in their own way. It was fun to hear the stories of their friendship related by Mike Barnicle. Hearing his favorite nun speak of him as a student brought back memories of parochial school, nuns, and the dreaded diagraming of sentences in English. As tough as Catholic School was, there are fond memories that warm the heart. The nuns who taught Tim were the same order of nuns who taught us, Sisters of Mercy. We used to kid that sometimes, they had no mercy. They helped build the foundation which made us the people we are today. They certainly, along with the Jesuits and his parents made Tim who he became. I felt like he was family. He was the relative or friend you were exceptionally proud of because they led a "good" life. What an example to follow for young people who are still trying to find themselves or their "voice" in life. Every man, woman and child should be so lucky as to have a friend like him. I feel that he was the "friend" I hardly knew. I'm saddened by his passing, but inspired by his life.