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]

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/

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

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