LOSERS? SUCKERS? PATRONS OF GENEROSITY!

 

This is a picture of one of The Village Idiot's "suckers."  Yes, Donald, Valmore Bourque lives on in glory and it will never be less.  He was a kind and gentle boy, a fierce competitor, an above average shortstop and faithful to his God.  I was his "left wing" at 2nd base.  We went to different high schools but we always played together during the Summer.  He was the better athlete and therefore deserved to be scouted by the Pittsburgh Pirates.  It was during a game when the Pittsburgh scout was in the stands that Valmore's father delivered his acceptance letter to the newly founded Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.  "Val" never hesitated...The Air Force Academy it was.

I was on a different path.  I was in the upper levels of Seminary at one of the Papal Universities in Rome, Italy.  I knew that "Val" had graduated and was assigned to serve in Viet Nam.  Just shortly before my ordination to the priesthood, I got the news that "Val" had been shot out of the air over Saigon, Viet Nam.  I have never forgotten the moment when I got the news.  I never will.  

Yes, Donald, Valmore Bourque lives on in the admiring hearts of the people of South Hadley, Massachuetts as a true hero.  He, unlike you, gave his life for all of us.  You don't give anything to anyone for which you will be remembered in ignominy as the slimy crocodile, king of the losers who presently inhabit the D.C. Swamp.