January 18, 2011

Off He Goes

My little city of Winston-Salem lost our patriarch of cool, Phil Hanes, Sunday morning.

He was the man about town. A one of a kind character with big ideas, big generosity, big interests, and big teeth. He was a cool cat who remained cool, active, loaded with moxie and know-how right up through to the final days of his 84 years.

Phil Hanes made being old look as hip as being young. Maybe hipper.

Thank you, Phil Hanes. Thank you. Wish you could hear us all saying it.

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