tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post8877030547094946754..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: The Late Manson Whitlock - Typewriter Maestro: A Pictorial TributeRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-10357653698152404672013-08-30T18:28:39.341+10:002013-08-30T18:28:39.341+10:00Great photos. A fine tribute to Mr. Whitlock.Great photos. A fine tribute to Mr. Whitlock.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-35873467973333888752013-08-29T13:10:53.868+10:002013-08-29T13:10:53.868+10:00I'm saddened to hear of Mr. Whitlock's pas...I'm saddened to hear of Mr. Whitlock's passing. He lived a great life.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-2199581570711229772013-08-29T10:46:35.437+10:002013-08-29T10:46:35.437+10:00These are very good photos, especially of his fing...These are very good photos, especially of his fingers.<br /><br />Rest in peace, Mr. Whitlock, <a href="http://writingball.blogspot.com/2013/05/nonagenarians-in-new-haven.html" rel="nofollow">I am glad to have met you.</a> <br /><br />He died with his boots on -- repairing typewriters until two months before the end, and caring about his customers and their machines until the finish. He also composed a wonderful epitaph for himself:<br /><br />How many minutes? How many hours?<br /><br />How many days or years?<br /><br />How many miles? How many smiles?<br /><br />How many laughs and tears?<br /><br />Shall I leave here on earth and say ‘farewell’<br /><br />and leave for a life unknown?<br /><br />Heaven and hell don’t suit me well.<br /><br />I’ll create a life of my own<br /><br />Where the friends I have known, and have long since flown<br /><br />Await me with open arms.<br /><br />And the friends left behind will one day find<br /><br />That no one is ever alone.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-23587006251296302962013-08-29T10:37:48.496+10:002013-08-29T10:37:48.496+10:00Sad news, indeed. It's always sad learning of ...Sad news, indeed. It's always sad learning of the passing of a master of a trade, particularly one that is so close to our hearts. Miguel Chávezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411154570699775904noreply@blogger.com