A late Saturday afternoon at my desk, I looked out my window, and there stood Willie. He was just back from New York, as excited as a kid could be about seeing the screening for My Dog Skip. He glowed with charm and excitement about what was to come. That was my last conversation with Willie. He died the following Monday.
Now being sentimental as Willie often was, I think fondly about the wonderful baseball prayer he wrote for my little league team. The result was a colorful book illustrated by another loving pal, Barry Moser. Willie’s gifts to Lemuria were many and generous.
If only that Saturday visit, ever so special, could have been longer.
Millsaps College is featuring David Rae Morris, Willie’s son, with H. C. Porter in “A Katrina Perspective.” Morris’ photographic exhibit “Wake of the Flood: Katrina at Five” documents the city of New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast after Katrina’s landfall and five years later. Click here for more details.
Click here to see all of “Lemuria Reads Mississippians.”
Editor Neil White will be signing at Lemuria on Thursday, October 28th.
Reserve your copy online or call the bookstore 601/800.366.7619.
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