One Eternal Minute
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kayshaperoMy thanks to unapologeticliberal, in the Daily Kos for pointing this article out to me.
We all have these memories, at least when we've been around long enough. The "where were you" moments when you heard of the assasination of JFK, of the events of 9/11... unexpected horrors and the mundane surroundings that will remain indelible in your memory thereafter. For anybody my age, at least, the assasination of Bobby Kennedy qualifies - how he reached out to shake the hand of a busboy and was shot. The touching story of how the busboy in question knelt to keep Bobby's head off the floor, and pressed his own rosary into his hand.. and of course how despite all efforts Robert Kennedy died.
Not too surprisingly, this event has followed Juan Romero through the rest of his life. Steve Lopez has a marvelous article in the August 29, 2015 Los Angeles Times which I am not going to quote - better just to send you to the entire article. So click on the title (though you may want to keep a box of tissues nearby.)
The busboy who cradled a dying RFK has finally stepped out of the past
We all have these memories, at least when we've been around long enough. The "where were you" moments when you heard of the assasination of JFK, of the events of 9/11... unexpected horrors and the mundane surroundings that will remain indelible in your memory thereafter. For anybody my age, at least, the assasination of Bobby Kennedy qualifies - how he reached out to shake the hand of a busboy and was shot. The touching story of how the busboy in question knelt to keep Bobby's head off the floor, and pressed his own rosary into his hand.. and of course how despite all efforts Robert Kennedy died.
Not too surprisingly, this event has followed Juan Romero through the rest of his life. Steve Lopez has a marvelous article in the August 29, 2015 Los Angeles Times which I am not going to quote - better just to send you to the entire article. So click on the title (though you may want to keep a box of tissues nearby.)
The busboy who cradled a dying RFK has finally stepped out of the past
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