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re: St. Paul's alum - Brother Ray has passed away
Posted on 4/24/23 at 4:21 pm to SpyBoy
Posted on 4/24/23 at 4:21 pm to SpyBoy
I’ll never forget this exchange with Bro Ray.
I was in his class freshman year and played on our golf team. It went something like this.
“Brother, I forgot my assignment can I bring it to you first thing tomorrow morning.”
“Sure ——, but I doubt you forgot your golf clubs for the match this afternoon.”
I’m such a subtle way that did not involve him being rude or a disciplinarian, he reminded me to get my priorities right and make sure my business is handled. He let me skip assignment hall and go play for the Wolves that afternoon, a real awesome man. That moment stays with me to this day as I’ll sometimes think about it when I “forget my assignment.”
I was in his class freshman year and played on our golf team. It went something like this.
“Brother, I forgot my assignment can I bring it to you first thing tomorrow morning.”
“Sure ——, but I doubt you forgot your golf clubs for the match this afternoon.”
I’m such a subtle way that did not involve him being rude or a disciplinarian, he reminded me to get my priorities right and make sure my business is handled. He let me skip assignment hall and go play for the Wolves that afternoon, a real awesome man. That moment stays with me to this day as I’ll sometimes think about it when I “forget my assignment.”
This post was edited on 4/24/23 at 4:22 pm
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Posted on 4/24/23 at 5:04 pm to Tigerbait1998
I guarantee I know many of you all in this thread. I was at St. Paul's mid 90's. I went jogging around Covington around 2020 when I was home for Christmas and went through campus and saw Brother Ray. He remembered my name as well as my parents. He was a really good person. I will never forget his look of disgust whenever he heard talking during school assemblies, then of course Mauldin ripping someone a new arse when it was all said and done.
Posted on 4/24/23 at 5:22 pm to Tigerbait1998
Awesome
When I saw him in October, I guess he was already sick. I didn't know. I hadn't seen him in years. Towards the end of our conversation, I said Brother Ray you're slipping, and he looked at me puzzled. I said, you didn't ask me what the definition of "plot" was. He laughed and said he would never do that, and I reminded him that he threatened us with that back in 8th grade if he ever saw us in public as an adult. For posterity's sake, I rattled it off and he got a kick out of that.
When I saw him in October, I guess he was already sick. I didn't know. I hadn't seen him in years. Towards the end of our conversation, I said Brother Ray you're slipping, and he looked at me puzzled. I said, you didn't ask me what the definition of "plot" was. He laughed and said he would never do that, and I reminded him that he threatened us with that back in 8th grade if he ever saw us in public as an adult. For posterity's sake, I rattled it off and he got a kick out of that.
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