Harry the K

Our beloved Phillies lost a great guy this week. Our announcer. Actually he has been termed the "Voice" of the Phillies. He has been the broadcaster for the last 38 years. A really nice guy, great unmistakable voice, and an icon in Philadelphia. We loved him, and I can't think of any Philadelphia sports fan that didn't love him.

It is a passage of time, tho, and one that is very hard to accept. I thought that all those icons, those people I have known since childhood, are aging and passing on. I don't mean family and relatives, I mean the media, or entertainers, or TV actors. It is almost a chunk of your past that you remember the first time you saw this person, or heard him or her--and now they are gone.

Harry was a great announcer, but more than that he was a great human being. He was very caring, loved Philadelphia, and was very friendly to anyone in his presence. He gave of his time freely to a local nursing home, and other charitable organizations. He will be remembered, and loved forever in Philadelphia.

Our Phillies showed once again what a class act they are. The funeral today was different, but so touching. Harry loved the Phillies, and his final farewell was so appropriate.

We will always have "High Hopes" Harry, and..you may be gone, but your not "outa here". Your memory will always be a part of our beloved Phillies.