H 42084 Smith, Edward, Rifleman

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally posted by Vets Dottir
Well hey there you guys, back home Uncle Eddie had a rep as "Oh he was a REAL that one!" stressed with a lot of goodnatured and loud laughter I DO know that if Uncle Ed was anything like many of the relatives, he probably would have had the guys in stitches. He had an inclination to give into practical jokes ... some on the receiving end got choked sometimes Toss in the ability to laugh at our human silliness, including (his) own and hey ... we really are a silly bunch of mammals sometimes.

God ... I wish I could have known him in person. He would have been a gas ... and I'd have been overjoyed to show him how highly I think of him.

Kartmann, May 2008. You will pay your respects to your uncles. This is a solemn promise, hereby made publicly. Your family deserves no more and no less. Dunno how we'll sort this, but by god, you WILL be there. I swear. I was privileged to represent you in 2004, now it's your turn.

Geoffrey A. W. Winnington-Ball, Capt, OC, MLU.