Eulogy for Dr. Spencer Thornton

Dr. Spencer Thornton lived his life to the fullest, and he touched and improved thousands of lives along the way. I was just one of the many. For the past 40 years, Spence has been my mentor, my friend, my confidant, and I have loved him like a brother. We weren’t actually born brothers — Spence was from the birthplace of country music. I was from a small suburb of Nashville called Cincinnati, Ohio, where my upbringing led me to believe that the South meant Florida over the Christmas holidays. (Read more...)

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