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From: Rett Campbell <>
Subject: Re: Traits
Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 09:12:38 -0400


"Sears, Dirk J" wrote:

> >> Give us an example then of some fearless and noble
> cousins. We need to hear of them.
> Karen Kerr
> Karen,
>
> Noble Campbells, is it then? My grandfather, Riley E. Campbell, of Delmar township, Pa., raised five sober children,
> and ran an automotive garage in Wellsboro, Pa. until he was forced to close. He never turned away someone who
> needed work on a car, even if they couldn't afford to pay. Some never did pay, and went broke due to his charity.
> He served this country in WWI with honor. I would do well to become half the hero this man is to me.
>
> Yours Aye,
>
> Dirk Sears-Campbell

Thanks, Dirk!

Moreover - My dad had a pharmacy, and never turned away a customer if they couldn't afford their medicine. He, too,
"retired prematurely." In some of his footsteps, I find myself up to my armpits in community service. I like to drink,
but I think there's been a bit too much focus recently on the Scots and the Scotch. How many Campbells can you think of
who give tirelessly and selflessly to their friends, neighbors, communities and nations, with or without a sharp tongue
and a hangover? We're a hard-headed lot, aye, but I think we're more than freckled drunks with a lot of diseases.

Rett Campbell

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