This post is in honor of Uncle Perry K. who, as I write (Tues. 2:40 p.m. IL time, 2/12), is undergoing surgury for the repair of 3 broken bones in his left ankle/leg. As many of you know, he suffered a mishap and fell on ice early yesterday while jogging near the Gridley Homestead. It is almost inconceivable that he had jogged every single day for over 18 years -- over 6,570 consecutive days, through ice, sleet, rain, & snow, etc - until today. This might be a Guinness World Record and is a tribute to his self-discipline and dedication to "staying in shape". He will be on crutches for 6 weeks with pins put into his ankle area. Details can be obtained from him at perry@gridcom.net
I'm sure he would love to hear from any or all of us as he intends to muster the ability to get to his computer as soon as possible. I've tried to attach a photo from his 50th b-day party - over 19 years ago.
Cleve P.S. I agree with many who say he resembles Mike Huckabee, the Republican candidate for President !!
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Having trouble with posting the photo of U. Perry...will keep trying.
Cleve
Thanks for the reminder, Cleve. I've been thinking of U. Perry and praying for him this afternoon.
A couple of years ago he told me about reading in a runner's magazine of a man who ran every day for a certain number of years and Uncle Perry used that as motivation to see how long he could run every day. Apparently several years ago he had some type of knee problem, but he still made an effort to "run" in the house in order to keep his streak alive.
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