Just to be clear, I wasn't suggesting that the man doesn't know about the worldwide web, just that he might find it odd that he has a bunch of fans that he's never met due to this forum. :)

Don't know if I've ever posted on the Mr. Curtis thread ... but he is a man to admire and respect ... and I do.

There are others who's acts of friendship and compassion illicit the same response in me.

There are a lot of them here on PPOT...

Thank you for sharing Mr Curtis with us Paul.

Best to you all...

I think that describes a lot of us here. It’s probably why Mr. Curtis’s story resonates on this board.

Lap desk, neck pillow maybe

I really don't like tbinking about this sort of stuff.

My dog awaits

Paul, you are an amazing example for the rest of us. Learning about Mr. Curtis brightened my day! Give him a hug from me, David

I have thoroughly enjoyed the Mr. Curtis stories ! You have done an amazing thing with him by showcasing your friendship with him. You both wound up richer for the friendship. It has saddened me to hear of his present condition, like I am sure it has for so many Pelicans. I have found that the things that have made me the happiest and enriched my soul, was helping others ...and just being kind to people. Some of life's best lessons are learned from those folks that some people might ignore. My hat is off to you Paul. I think I need to send Mr. Curtis a card .

Gotcha! Thanks for explaining. Hope it makes him smile when the mail starts showing up.

Yes, thanks to Paul for our "introduction' to Mr. Curtiss...

This is profound. And I agree.

Quick update.

Jack and I went to see Mr Curtis earlier today and stopped to get him the Altoids, a neck pillow, gym shorts (his request) and some other comfort items.

He was in much better spirits and was delighted by the mail he has received. Thanks to you all...Patrick he was very impressed!.

Wendy was there and I'll meet her again on Friday with a few extra pillows and other minor stuff. Wendy is great and throught the neck pillow was genius...my idea, natch.

Jack and Mr. Curtis know each other very well and it was old home week: they have hunted together and shot together many times...I didn't need to be there:D

Thanks again and Merry Christmas to all.

Been an eventful 10 days since my last post.

After Jack and I went to see Mr. C, we both got CV. We are both fine.

Mr. C got CV as well. The place he was at was rough and it was no surprise.

His cancer, lung related, is also more advanced than the original diagnosis...combined with CV it caused him to flat line three nights ago. They revived him and he is now in the hospital, doing very poorly. That is all I am willing to share.

Wendy and I talk every day and I get a punch list of things to help. She is the best and, frankly, why he is still alive.

So, folks, thanks for all the cards, they meant a lot, more than most know...outlook and mood in the type of place he was in is a precarious mix and you folks helped. Wendy was very specific about that.

I don't know what is next but I have had some epiphanies about what I want to help with in my life from here on out, what will matter...we need a Habitat for Hospital Humanity and I am starting the journey to fully understand the problem.

To Mr C.

Hopefully, better news soon.

Thoughts and prayers for Mr C and Wendy and everyone else touched by this.

Hoping everything works out for Mr. Curtis. Anything else we can send him?

Thanks for the update, SH.

Sending positive waves (Kelly's Heroes reference :) ) to Mr Curtis and Wendy for good news in the new year.

It is still a "beaootiful bridge..."

Thank you.

Seahawk, it could be Mr Curtis is teaching you something that will live far beyond him.
Good folks rise to the challenges put before them.

Best
Les

I do not think so, at least for now.

Your magazines made the rounds, Patrick, after Mr. C. read them...they were big deal since a lot of the folks were farmer help and farmers.

One of the things that stuck me and should be fixed is the lack of reading material and puzzle type books to engage the minds of the folks who are not computer, Kindle, savvy.

Wendy asked me if she could leave the puzzle books (Find a Word, Easy Soduko, etc.) Jack and I got him at his request, when he went to the hospital with CV and lung issues because the other patients wanted them.

Of course, but the question is begged: How are the lack of these critical mind items scarce?

It is like the jitterbug...

Yes

It is amazing what can be accomplished when there is no alternative

Mr C has a box on the way too

Mr. Curtis passed away last night in the hospital, his daughter and wife were with him.

I am meeting with Wendy today to work through the details of his Catholic Mass...he was a devout Catholic and my wife is the musical directors at one of the local Parishes and Wendy wants her to play at his Mass.

Thank all of you who sent best wishes and other great stuff to him. It meant a lot.

If there is an obituary published, I will share.

Again, thanks.

RIP Mr. Curtis

Sorry to hear but it sounds like a peaceful ending and you were a friend to him when he needed it. Thanks for sharing with the rest of us.