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Reflecting on what has happened to one of the brave men in Blue from Indy I go back to another “Brave’ men in Blue who was taken from us much to soon.

I was in band with Jerry in HighSchool. Jerry was a great guy you could call him “Mild mannered band member”. I never knew how much of a great guy till one day after lunch.

There was a guy (aka ‘bully”) who would push me into my locker if I got to my locker before he came down the hall. My locker was on the 2nd floor about 15 lockers from the 2nd story stairs near the banister. One day yea he pushed me in my locker and “Superman Jerry” must have gotten tired of “Bill’s” bullying me. Jerry ‘grabbed’ Bill and the next thing we knew was ‘Bill’ found himself next to the banister. About 3-4 of us grabbed Jerry and held him back from tossing Bill over the side (not that I wouldn’t have like to see ‘Bill’ bounce off the 1st floor> ‘Bill’ was not worth Jerry getting in trouble over.. I still can see Bill’s face 40 years later, as he must of thought his bulling days were about to end. Jerry would have never put in over the edge.

He stuck up for me that day. He joined the Marine’s, I was in the Navy about the same time. He is far a better man then I. I met him downtown before he became a cop. He told me he was in the Marines and being shot. Never said he had the Purple Heart>>>and he was Humble. One of the things I regret is I never said ‘Thanks Griff’ for that day after lunch. Always helping people. I’m also sorry I didn’t tell his wife at his funeral about her “Superman” husband.

But the rest is, as they say, is history. Some day when I see him I will tell him>>>”Thanks Griff you’re a Hell of Man”

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January 26, 2011

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