Comments about T. Willard Hunter not used in story
I received these comments past deadline for my story about T. Willard Hunter that ran in Thursday's Daily Bulletin.
"I can say I met Mr. Hunter when I joined the committee 10 years ago. I worked with him every year since then. Not just on the Fourth of July but throughout the months proceeding each one. He was active earlier [in the speakers corner], but due to failing health, it was less and less. But whatever contributed, it was greatly appreciated by me. From a personal standpoint, I greatly admired him for his intellect and his humor and his deep appreciation for the First Amendment. That single element drew me to this job. which I've toiled at for 10 years."
- Bill Seymour, Speakers' Corner Co-Chair
"Willard was a true original. He was a renaissance man of letters and ideas, who lived a life grounded in principal and action. He was a role model and a teacher for many of us. At a time I went to graduate school and I was in my 20s back in the 1970's. Willard was there too but he was in his 60's. And he decided was going to go into ministry and change his life and he didn't care how old he was. And he taught us all, when I look back on those years a lot about making the most out of your life. He was a great guy and I will miss him deeply."
- Bill Cunitz, President/CEO of Pilgrim Place and a classmate of Willard's at Andover Newton Theological Seminar.
"I can say I met Mr. Hunter when I joined the committee 10 years ago. I worked with him every year since then. Not just on the Fourth of July but throughout the months proceeding each one. He was active earlier [in the speakers corner], but due to failing health, it was less and less. But whatever contributed, it was greatly appreciated by me. From a personal standpoint, I greatly admired him for his intellect and his humor and his deep appreciation for the First Amendment. That single element drew me to this job. which I've toiled at for 10 years."
- Bill Seymour, Speakers' Corner Co-Chair
"Willard was a true original. He was a renaissance man of letters and ideas, who lived a life grounded in principal and action. He was a role model and a teacher for many of us. At a time I went to graduate school and I was in my 20s back in the 1970's. Willard was there too but he was in his 60's. And he decided was going to go into ministry and change his life and he didn't care how old he was. And he taught us all, when I look back on those years a lot about making the most out of your life. He was a great guy and I will miss him deeply."
- Bill Cunitz, President/CEO of Pilgrim Place and a classmate of Willard's at Andover Newton Theological Seminar.
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