saw this on the wires:
Restaurant and sausage king Bob Evans will be buried today following a funeral service in southern Ohio. The company Evans founded warns that seating will be limited for the service at the University of Rio (RY'-oh) Grande (grand) in the town of Rio Grande, about 92 miles south of Columbus. Evans died Thursday at the Cleveland Clinic, where he was being treated for pneumonia. He was 89. Fans of the folksy Evans will have another chance to celebrate his life next month. A memorial service will be held Saturday July Seventh on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus.
this town is really close to where i grew up and i had met bob evans at least once. he was a nice guy, very grandfatherly. in fact, he sort of was a surrogate grandpa to one of the girls in my class. the original bob evans farm is about 20 minutes away and remains a great place. while there was evidently some behind-the-scenes drama within the family over the direction of the restaurant, which i think led to it's decline about ten years ago, it is a place i will always associate with my childhood. half my high-school friends waited there as a part-time job and every fall, the farm holds a farm festival that is simple, old-fashioned fun. it's sad to learn of his death, but a wonderful chance to reflect on all he did in his life.
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