I believe in courtesy and respect. I don't always do it properly but I believe in it! When I was Semo alumni director, the staff called me "the Funeral Home kid" because I thought it was an act of respect! Recently in a meeting with some alumni and deans, they mentioned the importance to the University of all of these visits I had made! I said openly that my visits had nothing to do with my job; I went to show my respect and it was a lesson I learned at the feet of my parents!
I'm retired. I still do it! On Saturday I hired a driver and went to St. Louis to the funeral visitation for Mike Bakewell! When I came in, his wife, the former Ketrina Coffey, was overwhelmed that I walked in! Both of them learned their lawyer skills on the Semo Debate Squad!
There were three people that didn't think it was stupid for me to take five hous for a five minute visit: me, Ketrina and their daughter, Claire! And that's enough for me!
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