Fellow SOGAGGers,
The purpose of this email is to formally nominate Barry King, another great
human being (and SOGAGG quality golfer), to our ranks.
Several of you have played golf with Barry and know him. I recognize that
many of you do not. Normally I would have included him in a bunch of our
outings so that everyone would have had the opportunity to get to know him
and see what a terrific guy he is. But life has a way of changing things.
Barry, who is 47 years old, had a stroke about 6 weeks ago, and it has left
him somewhat paralyzed. We are hoping that he will be out of the hospital
this week, and back home where we again hope that he will make the fullest
possible recovery.
Those of you who know Barry know that he is a fighter. For the past couple
of years he has been on the heart transplant list, making it all the way to
#1 before his stroke. Now he must make a comeback so that he will again
become an eligible recipient. And those of you who have had the opportunity
to play golf with Barry, know that his heart condition did not slow him
down. He played with an LVAD battery pack around his waist, and always
smiled, always had something funny to say, and always made the day so much
more fun.
If you agree to my request for nomination, then I would like his callsign to
be: "Bounce Back". According to my sources, this term refers to " Scoring
a birdie or better on a hole immediately following a bogey or worse." I am
convinced that Barry will bounce back from his current medical condition,
and will be out there on the links much before the doctors tell him it is
ok.
Thank you for your consideration of this nomination. I stand ready to
answer any questions about Barry, but would like to simply say that he would
make an incredible addition to our wonderful group.
Very best wishes,
Gar
ps: I guess the process is to simply let DJ know of your vote, and then
he'll take it from there.
Gar Wright
(cell) 619-733-3309
(fax) 619-435-0747
gar.wright77@xxxxxxxxx
