tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6610556516641268883.post2301941586713282565..comments2024-03-03T09:34:12.408-05:00Comments on Tomfoolery: Thanks Watty!Major Allen Espyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10324254733159642997noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6610556516641268883.post-30041622949084449792010-01-05T03:00:50.236-05:002010-01-05T03:00:50.236-05:00Daniel, thanks for your personal story of how Watt...Daniel, thanks for your personal story of how Watty impacted your life. I will be sure to let others in our family hear of what you shared. I'm grateful your life is on the "right track" and that you credit Uncle Watty with inspiring you. I'm sure there are other stories like this out there. My goal is to collect what I can. Tune into my blog from time-to-time and you may find more jewels on Watty. I have an image or two of his gravesite, and I plan to post them in a month or so. <br /><br />This may also interest you: I have several hours of interviews I made with Watty over many years. I hope to create some short podcasts inj order to make some of his stories accessible to others. Anyway, good luck with your life and thanks again for your thoughtful words.Major Allen Espyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324254733159642997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6610556516641268883.post-3831948917398821332009-12-30T11:12:18.949-05:002009-12-30T11:12:18.949-05:00I am suprised to hear about Watty's death. My...I am suprised to hear about Watty's death. My name is Daniel and I was stongly influenced by Watty in my life. I was an Inmate in the Alabama Dept of Corrections in 1993. He came to the Prison I was in. He spoke to a crowded house full of people about issues near and dear to his heart. He changed my life that day. After completing my incarceration Watty took me in and I assisted him for approximately 3 months with his research project. I say he changed my life because I took what he taught me to heart and have "never" returned to prison. I am a single dad now of 3 wonderful children. God bless this man. I am the man I am today because of the man he once was. He was my Mentor, my encouragement , and my friend. He will be miss. Though his life seemed to center around death, because of his life, he gave me life. As long as I live, the princples he gave me, and the very foundation of life will forever carry me. I can only hope that I can live up to it. He is, and forever will be, My Friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com