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08-24-2012, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman
He shouldn't have to make it mandatory...these are grown men that should know better. Someone who is a beloved member of your organization for over 60 years dies....you go to the wake or funeral.
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Just playing devil's advocate here - whould you go to the former CEO's funeral of your company if you never met him? |
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08-24-2012, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by PaulS
Just playing devil's advocate here - whould you go to the former CEO's funeral of your company if you never met him?
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If the CEO was a fixture within the company's culture for 60 years, yes.
This is the equivalent of if Joe Paterno died, but before the world found out he was turning a blind eye to the child diddling that was going on. You would have seen significantly more people with relations to Penn St flying in to pay their respects. |
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08-24-2012, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by PaulS
Just playing devil's advocate here - whould you go to the former CEO's funeral of your company if you never met him?
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If I knew him....Yes
and Pesky wasn't a CEO who ruled from an office somewhere...he was a guy that came through the ranks and tried to touch every player who came through those same ranks personally.
If the spouse of somebody you worked with died, but you never met the spouse, would you go to the wake?
Most Wakes and Funerals aren't about the guy in the casket...its about everybody else thats still with us |
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08-24-2012, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman
If I knew him....Yes Agreed, but the question was if you DIDN'T know him. As I asked earlier, I wasn't sure if Pesky had been around much lately. I don't know if the younger guys knew him personally.
and Pesky wasn't a CEO who ruled from an office somewhere...he was a guy that came through the ranks and tried to touch every player who came through those same ranks personally.
If the spouse of somebody you worked with died, but you never met the spouse, would you go to the wake?Yes, but this is a different issue unless they knew Mrs Pesky.
Most Wakes and Funerals aren't about the guy in the casket...its about everybody else thats still with us
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Agree with the last statement. But a hand written note from someone who didn't attend the wake discussing the relationship w/the deceased means more than spending 10 min. at a wake.
I'm going for a quick bike ride. Now that Lance has lost his 7 TDFs (That is Toure De France) you never know what they're going to do w/the titles. |
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08-24-2012, 01:02 PM
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2 late Sample memo
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08-24-2012, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by PaulS
Agree with the last statement. But a hand written note from someone who didn't attend the wake discussing the relationship w/the deceased means more than spending 10 min. at a wake.
I'm going for a quick bike ride. Now that Lance has lost his 7 TDFs (That is Toure De France) you never know what they're going to do w/the titles.
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Paul, there were plenty of people on that team that did know him personally. He still visited the ball park and was around during spring training last year (not sure about this season). Pedroia, Ellsbury, Lester, Beckett to name a few should have made it a point to be there. And I've been to several wakes and funerals for people I had never met. As TDF said, you go for the people who are still alive.
I hate to say it, but I bet nothing like this would happen with the Yankees. The leaders on that team would make sure that the players attended. |
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08-24-2012, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman
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Don't forget it was the all star break players were generally out of town and Steinbrenner died two days after Sheppard. I would bet a couple plugs that when Yogi passes on the squad will be at the services.
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08-24-2012, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by mosholu
Don't forget it was the all star break players were generally out of town and Steinbrenner died two days after Sheppard. I would bet a couple plugs that when Yogi passes on the squad will be at the services.
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Nice Try...but they played the Tampa Bay Rays in New York the Day of the Funeral...so they were in town.
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08-24-2012, 02:35 PM
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I stand corrected. And I'm a little glad that the Yankees are the bums that I always thought they were.  |
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08-24-2012, 05:18 PM
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a couple of sucbags may now be on their way out of town |
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