Document Type
Opinion
Publication Date
12-6-2013
Department 1
English
Abstract
I spend a lot of time with my students working at soup kitchens and homeless shelters, and each winter, when it gets really cold and dark, my thoughts more often turn back to Dick. Dick died on January 31, 1988. He was a veteran who served in Germany in the 1950s and was a graduate of St. John's University in New York, where his father had been an English professor.
Dick had completed most of the work for his MBA during a career which included positions at Procter & Gamble, Federated Department Stores, and National Cash Register. At the time of his death, Dick had been bunking with friends, and he seldom had to sleep rough on the streets.[excerpt]
Copyright Note
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Recommended Citation
Fee, Christopher R., "Our National Shame" (2013). English Faculty Publications. 37.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/engfac/37
Required Publisher's Statement
This piece originally appeared on the Huffington Post blog: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-fee/homeless-persons-memorial-day_b_4398837.html
Comments
A slightly expanded version of this piece appeared in the Gettysburg Times on December 12, 2013. It is available in The Cupola at http://cupola.gettysburg.edu/engfac/27/