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Title: A loss for Mayberry
Post by: Sir Ironhead on July 03, 2012, 11:07:20 AM
Andy Griffith passed away at the age of 86.  So long Sheriff Andy.
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Post by: DonaCatalina on July 03, 2012, 11:16:21 AM
A true gentleman.
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Post by: Ms Trish on July 03, 2012, 11:34:28 AM
My daughter used to call him Andy Gripper. Sad day for fans.
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Post by: Ferret on July 03, 2012, 02:02:35 PM
Very sad to hear.

Ferret
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Post by: Merlin the Elder on July 03, 2012, 04:42:43 PM
Thanks, Andy...
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Post by: Baron Frederick on July 03, 2012, 06:00:14 PM
Many thanks Andy!! I have known his cousin for quite some time and he said was just what you and I saw, no pretenses
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Post by: Rowan MacD on July 03, 2012, 09:09:45 PM
  RIP Andy
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Post by: JimsDana on July 04, 2012, 12:01:12 AM
A Grand and Wonderful Comedian!
A Grand and Sad Loss!
What it was, was football
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Post by: mehan on July 05, 2012, 09:03:24 PM
I grew up in Dare County.  Mr. Griffith  was often thought of by tourists as being standoffish, as he wouldn't rub elbows and sign autographs in Manteo or on the beach.  What they didn't know was that he was wonderful to the school system of Dare County.l  He paid for two music teachers who traveled throughout the system bringing music to an otherwise arts-deprived elementary school system.  He also paid for a full time music teacher at Manteo High (Joe Brown ROCKED!) and band uniforms for our marching band, which many felt was instrumental in our low-ranked high school marching band making state champions. 

We played music together in my fourth grade band class - he on clarinet and I on flute - neither of us very good, but thanks to a generous man able to at least try.  RIB Mr. Andy, RIP.