Comments on: A Personal Essay on Alexandria (Part One of Four)

By: Ed Crump, Jr.

Ed Crump, Jr. — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:38:33 +0000

Lamar, although I only know you from recent days, your blog here was especially moving for me. I knew you father well, and unfortunately, he died almost right in front of my house at the cornere of Horseshoe Drive and Navaho Trail. I live in the house accross from the tennis court in that curve on Horseshoe itself on Navaho Trail itself. i remember that night. We had been out and couldn’t get home because of the barricades. I didn’t know until the next day that it was Lamar.

My seat was next to him at committee meetings at the England Authority when they were trying to decide what to do with the housing out there and what impact it would have on the local real estate market here. Seems like a long time ago, and in some ways it was.

I didn’t know until I read this post that he was bi-polar, but that make a lot of sense. I have that in my family and know the kinds of problems and destruction that it can produce. Also, one of my best friends eventually died as an indirect result of it.

I never mentioned this to you before because I didn’t think it any of my business, and, after all, you were very young then and I didn’t know what you knew. Lamar was, indeed VERY intelligent, and understood his business very well.

After having unexpected death in my immediate family and having to deal with it for a long time now, I am glad that you have been able to acknowledge and accept that it wasn’t anything you or anyone else could do about it and have been able to mostly put it behind you and move on.

Good luck to you as you do so. Ed

By: Lamar White, Jr

Lamar White, Jr — Mon, 19 May 2008 05:34:20 +0000

And I really appreciate your comments. We don’t have to always agree with one another politically, but some people have a tendency to believe that it’s acceptable to recklessly dehumanize and threaten others using the false “power” of anonymity. I respect that you understand the boundaries between a substantive, respectful discussion and a stupid, bullying rant.

Thank you for your kind words. They reinforce what I believe about the good nature of most people in our community.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 16 May 2008 23:38:20 +0000

I appreciate your comments, Lamar. I don’t read your blog that often, but I respect and appreciate your comments (although I don’t always agree).

I do, in this case, appreciate what you had to say. I know and sincerely respect your family. You have much to be proud of. Regardless of past issues, you (nor your family) have provided any reason for people to think differently. You and the rest of your family are great and geniune folks. The community is honored to have such.

I’m glad your “back” home. I can only hope that others will follow your footsteps, as we need more educated and free-thinking individuals such as yourself.

That isn’t to say that I will always agree with you…