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BleacherBum593 · February 16th, 2008, 06:01 PM

On Friday the Cardinal pitchers and catchers took the field officially for the first time in 2008. The sound of the ball being thrown back and forth, the crack of the bats, all signaled the start of spring time in Cardinal Nation.

The birth of a new year.

Sadly, many miles away in Arkansas, God decided to call home one of his players. Grace, the lovely and charming wife of ArRedbird, went peacefully in her sleep after a long bout with lymphoma on Friday. She’ll be missed greatly by her family and friends.

I’d like to publicly pass on to Rod and his two children our deepest sympathy and prayers on the loss of Grace.

Funeral services for Grace will be on Monday.

I’ve gotten to know Rod over the years, first on our message board at Fastball.com/Dickie Thon/FanHome etc. and later in person, as we took in baseball games at Busch Stadium and down at Ray Winder stadium in Little Rock together. I feel that I’ve been blessed to have him as a friend.

So anything that you need my friend, don’t be afraid to pick up the phone, shoot me an email. Whatever you need, its yours.

Just remember PB stands for Palm Beach, not Poplar Bluff.

February 16th, 2008, 06:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
BleacherBum593 Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: St Louis (LF Bleachers) Posts: 1,895	Some Sad News to Report - Death in our Cardinal FanHome Family On Friday the Cardinal pitchers and catchers took the field officially for the first time in 2008. The sound of the ball being thrown back and forth, the crack of the bats, all signaled the start of spring time in Cardinal Nation. The birth of a new year. Sadly, many miles away in Arkansas, God decided to call home one of his players. Grace, the lovely and charming wife of ArRedbird, went peacefully in her sleep after a long bout with lymphoma on Friday. She’ll be missed greatly by her family and friends. I’d like to publicly pass on to Rod and his two children our deepest sympathy and prayers on the loss of Grace. Funeral services for Grace will be on Monday. I’ve gotten to know Rod over the years, first on our message board at Fastball.com/Dickie Thon/FanHome etc. and later in person, as we took in baseball games at Busch Stadium and down at Ray Winder stadium in Little Rock together. I feel that I’ve been blessed to have him as a friend. So anything that you need my friend, don’t be afraid to pick up the phone, shoot me an email. Whatever you need, its yours. Just remember PB stands for Palm Beach, not Poplar Bluff. __________________ "Build it and they will come"