124: Brian Shul
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Brian Shul, 75, was a fighter pilot who was shot down in Vietnam and yet recovered to fly the world’s fastest jet in top-secret Cold War missions. QUOTABLE QUOTES: “I was fearless enough to not fear failure. I’m just going to try it. It’s a greater harm not to have tried.” I don’t think you can motivate people. I think you have to motivate yourself. You either want it or you don’t.” “Life is what you make it, and it goes by really quick.”
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123: Rick Hoyt
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Rick Hoyt, 61, was the son of the father-son duo of TEAM HOYT, who together competed in more than 1100 races. He died May 22, 2023. QUOTABLE QUOTES: “Dad, when I’m running, my disability seems to disappear.” “I use running to help motivate people and inspire them. You can do anything that you set your mind to do.” “[Dad] I have a list of things I would do for you if I was not disabled. Tops on that list: I would do my best to race the World Championship Ironman pulling, pushing and pedaling you. Then I would push you in the Boston Marathon.”
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122: Reverend Dr. Timothy Keller
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Reverend Dr. Timothy Keller, 72, was a prominent founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City. He was a teacher and bestselling author. He died Friday May 19, 2023. Quotable Quotes: “All death can now do to Christians is to make their lives infinitely better.” “The central basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.” “If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said. If he didn’t, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether...
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121: Marlene Hagge-Vossler
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Marlene Hagge-Vossler, 89, was co-founder of the LPGA and a member of the LPGA Hall of Fame. She died Tuesday May 16, 2023. Quotable Quotes: “When I won the LA City Women’s championship in 1947 when I was 13, on the back of the scorecard it said, ‘No children under 14 are permitted on the course.’” “In those days, it was tough to be a golfer if you were a girl. They didn’t allow women onto some of the snitzy golf courses in L.A.”
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120: Don Denkinger
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Don Denkinger, 86, was a Major League Baseball umpire best remembered for a blown call in the 1985 World Series. He died Friday May 12, 2023. Quotable Quotes: “Nobody wants to have the call that I did in the World Series. But I did. And now it’s part of history.” “I’m not tired of talking about it. I mean, it happened. I just know that if the same thing happened now, they’d get it right on replay and it’d be over with.” It’s life, and it goes on. I’m obviously reminded constantly that I made a mistake. You know what? I was an umpire for more than...
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119: Denny Crum
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Denny Crum, 86, was a legendary college basketball coach. He died Tuesday May 9, 2023. Quotable Quotes: “Most of our future lies ahead.” “I don't try to get players emotionally up for a game. It creates too many peaks and valleys... I strive for even keel; they will get up for the big games.”
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118: John Pappajohn
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John Pappajohn, 94, was an Iowa entrepreneur and philanthropist. He died April 22, 2023. Quotable Quotes: “If I can do it, you can do it.”
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117: Larry “Gator” Rivers
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Larry Rivers, 73, was a renowned Harlem Globetrotter and arguably the greatest dribbler in the world. He died April 29, 2023. Quotable Quotes: “When I was seven years old and saw Marques Haynes, I knew that was what I was going to do,” Mr. Rivers later told the New York Daily News. “I took my ball with me everywhere, dribbled it every place.” “They took me into a dark closet for my tryout to see how I could handle the ball with obstacles in my way. I made the team that night as a dribbler that does fancy tricks to go along with their comedy routines.” The Lord blessed me in a...
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116: Ginnie Newhart
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Ginnie Newhart, 82, was the wife of the legendary comedian Bob Newhart. She died April 23, 2023. Quotable Quotes: “Buddy came back one day and said in his own inimitable way, ‘I met this young guy and his name is Bobby Newhart, and he’s a comic and he’s Catholic and you’re Catholic and I think maybe you should marry each other.” “He listened, and I thought, ‘Boy, this is a very special person. He was compassionate. He cared. There was no phoniness. He genuinely cared whether I was happy or unhappy.”
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115: Dr. Michael Brescia
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Dr. Michael Brescia, 90, was a pioneering doctor who helped make dialysis possible for patients. He died April 19, 2023. Quotable Quotes: “We took a road. To the left, it looked shiny and gold. But to the right, it looked happier to us.” “You have to be present, to touch, to hold, and you have to say it. Families need the same care as patients.” “We are part of Christ’s redemptive mission. We make up for the misery of the world. Every time I go into a room, and I come out, I’m different. I made a difference in this world, to this person.”
info_outlineDon Denkinger, 86, was a Major League Baseball umpire best remembered for a blown call in the 1985 World Series. He died Friday May 12, 2023.
Quotable Quotes:
“Nobody wants to have the call that I did in the World Series. But I did. And now it’s part of history.”
“I’m not tired of talking about it. I mean, it happened. I just know that if the same thing happened now, they’d get it right on replay and it’d be over with.”
It’s life, and it goes on. I’m obviously reminded constantly that I made a mistake. You know what? I was an umpire for more than 30 years in the major leagues. I know I made a lot of mistakes. That one was just blown out of proportion.”