I guess I’m a day behind on catching this (in my defense, I haven’t yet reached the age when I scan the obituary section), but here’s something from the Macon Telegraph worth sharing:
J. Philip “Phil” Self, 66, of 7348 Cardigan Circle, NE, Atlanta, Georgia, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012. Services will be private…
Phil was a diehard Georgia Bulldogs fan and was a season tickets holder for decades. It is a shame that the last game he saw was the tragedy last Saturday night.
I hope one thing had nothing to do with the other.
How best to honor a man who had his priorities straight? I think there’s only one thing to do, and that’s dedicate the rest of the season to him. Win one for the Selfer, fellas.
(h/t Seth Emerson)
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In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to FireMarkRicht.com in his honor.
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Too soon!
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+1 Way too soon. There was this LSU Grad in B’ham that had a massive heart attack and died watching his Tigers beat Auburn.
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Now that is a waste.
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His name was Russ Stanley and he was one of the funniest guys I have ever known. He was only 50! Big drinker and crawfish eater. Bless his Coon Ass heart.
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Roger that…too bad he will miss the Game of the Century of the year. (Bama)
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I had a coonass friend once. Scurly Landry from Thibodaux, Louisiana. 6’5″ ,300 pounds with a head the size of a pumpkin. Hell of a poker player. He use to say ” Laisser les bons temps rouler.” Let the good times roll!
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A Landry in Louisiana? No way! (sarcasm) Has anyone else ever noticed how LSU always has a Landry playing one sport or another?
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As a family member, and knowing Phil, I disagree with your comment. While I know it was in jest, the family did ask for donations to a scholarship fund at the Mercer University School of Law in honor of Phil’s parents.
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Getting old is bad for a couple of reasons but one of them is the realization that there are only a few more football seasons left. The fact that you don’t see any light at the end of the UGA tunnel is just plain depressing.
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When you manage to irritate the Self Family, you may have gone just a little too far
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Darn! I’m away from the computer for a few days and I come back to this. Phil and I were classmates at UGA Law and were best buds living in the Springlake-Collier Road area of Atlanta in the 70s. What a downer. (Sorry for the very personal thoughts)
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Hallelujah: “one for the Selfers!!!!!!!!” Brother, I hope God allowed you to see this game. GA DAWGS
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