Thank you, John. I really appreciate you providing the hyperlink.

Like Mr. Holbrook, I graduated from Culver Military Academy. It was there
that I first saw him do 'Mark Twain Tonight' in 1959 or 1960. I later saw
him in theaters in Omaha and in Tulsa. In fact, when he came to Tulsa in
the late 1990s, I sent him a note backstage before the show began asking
him to do his rendition of Twain's 'The War Prayer' and mentioning that I,
too, had graduated from Culver. Bless him - he did 'The War Prayer' in the
second act.

Then, about ten days later, I got a handwritten note from him saying that
he had me in mind when he did 'The War Prayer' and that he hoped I had
enjoyed it. Wow.

May he rest in peace.

WDM

On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 8:41 AM John R. Pascal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> Thank God six classes of The Writings of Mark Twain got to know him.  One
> class got to meet him.
> Future classes will continue to study and appreciate him.
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> John R. Pascal, M.B.A., M.A.
> Teacher of 9th, 11th Grade English Honors, & The Writings of Mark Twain
> Honors
> Seton Hall Preparatory School
> Contributing Author to Mark Twain and Youth