SOME ICE AND 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN KMAQ AREA.
ON LEFT OF COURSE IS 101 YEAR OLD RED HENTON OF MAQUOKETA.
WITH HIM, MATT WALKER, HIS GRANDSON. HIS MOTHER IS NANCY WHO NOW
LIVES IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
HE HAS BEEN THE ORGANIST FOR THE FULTON CHURCH FOR OVER 25 YEARS
AND YESTERDAY WAS HIS FINAL SUNDAY AT THE ORGAN, DECIDING IT WAS
TIME TO RETIRE FROM THE TWICE A MONTH HIGH PAYING JOB. HE HAS LIVED IN
IOWA CITY MOST OF THOSE YEARS AND ESTIMATED HE HAS TRAVELED AROUND
100 THOUSAND MILES TO PLAY THE ORGAN IN FULTON. THERE HAVE BEEN
ONLY A FEW TIMES WHEN WEATHER PREVENTED HIM TO ATTEND.
MATT IS SINGLE, NEVER MARRIED, AND STILL WORKS IN IOWA CITY.
HE STARTED WITH PIANO LESSONS WHEN HE WAS IN GRADE SCHOOL AND
LATER LEARNED HOW TO PLAY THE ORGAN. AND I CAN TELL YOU, HE IS
A VERY GOOD ORGANIST. OVER THE YEARS HE HAS ALSO HELPED HIS GRANDPA
RECORD SONGS ON CD'S FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE AREA.
HE WAS GIVEN A MUSIC BOX CLOCK YESTERDAY AFTER THE SERVICE AND
THEN AS ALWAYS WENT INTO THE NICE BASEMENT FOR A NOON LUNCH PROVED TO
THOSE ATTENDING THE SERVICE BY CHURCH MEMBERS. HE WILL BE MISSED BUT
PLANS TO COME BACK NOW AND THEN TO TAKE IN A SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE
FROM A PEW AND NOT THE ORGAN BENCH.
DENNIS VOY
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