Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Jun 13, 2017 9:27pm
An old friend past away on Monday, WWll combat veteran, writer of two books, caring, giving and a man of great faith.
Soft spoken, listener, great humor and you always felt he know something you didn't. Over his 98 plus year he had few friends or relatives living. He was so active, adventurous and eager to do anything. He would rather hung out with us younger 67 year old guys.
He was not famous, rich but just a nice guy, the type of guy everyone some day should meet.
I will miss Clarence Blasier... Thank you for calling me your friend.
Other than your parents or relative .... Is their someone in your life your just greatfull you had the oppertuity to know?
Soft spoken, listener, great humor and you always felt he know something you didn't. Over his 98 plus year he had few friends or relatives living. He was so active, adventurous and eager to do anything. He would rather hung out with us younger 67 year old guys.
He was not famous, rich but just a nice guy, the type of guy everyone some day should meet.
I will miss Clarence Blasier... Thank you for calling me your friend.
Other than your parents or relative .... Is their someone in your life your just greatfull you had the oppertuity to know?
Spock
Posts: 2,853
Jun 13, 2017 10:14pm
My HS cross country coach. I didn't have a dad growing up so he was a good replacement
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friendfromlowry
Posts: 6,239
Jun 14, 2017 8:31am
Same. But Beard, not you.Spock;1858892 wrote:My HS cross country coach.
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QuakerOats
Posts: 8,740
Jun 14, 2017 9:51am
Sorry for your loss, but glad you had a friendship with him.
Apple
Posts: 2,620
Jun 15, 2017 11:26am
Belly-Belly35;1858885 wrote:An old friend past away on Monday, WWll combat veteran, writer of two books, caring, giving and a man of great faith.
Soft spoken, listener, great humor and you always felt he know something you didn't. Over his 98 plus year he had few friends or relatives living. He was so active, adventurous and eager to do anything. He would rather hung out with us younger 67 year old guys.
He was not famous, rich but just a nice guy, the type of guy everyone some day should meet.
I will miss Clarence Blasier... Thank you for calling me your friend.
Clarence was indeed a wonderful guy. He served under Gen. George S. Patton in the infantry including at the Battle of the Bulge. That makes him a hero in my book. His life after the military is also deserving of praise.
Thanks to Belly, I was able to interview Clarence for our 2016 Veteran's Day podcast. If you're interested, you can listen to it here:
http://ohiopodcast.com/wordpress1/ep028-veterans-day-edition
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ppaw1999
Posts: 344
Jun 15, 2017 7:37pm
Alas poor Sleeper. RIP
salto
Posts: 2,611
Jun 18, 2017 9:11am
Goose.Belly35;1858885 wrote:
Other than your parents or relative .... Is their someone in your life your just greatfull you had the oppertuity to know?
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Jun 20, 2017 6:54pm
Dr. David R. Plaster, my mentor in college.