August 8th is the birthday of Augustus S. Lee, known as Gus. Gus is Jim's--and now our--beloved friend. Gus's wife Diane is his soulmate and Gus speaks unabashedly of his passion and admiration for her. They write books together, love their children (an Army captain now a civilian, a nurse and a son who served as a paratrooper), and their grandchildren.
While Jim has offered a wealth of stories of his personal friendship with Gus over past several decades, we can further appreciate the talents and goodness of this man by visiting his website at https://www.guslee.net/about/. You can also see a few videos of Gus' presentations on Youtube and find further information on Wikipedia. A few of us even stumbled upon Gus in a podcast in which he read from one of his book about his childhood!
I have not yet met Gus in person, but hope to do so one day. Through electronic communication/media, however, I have come to know him as a wonderful person who is incredibly humble, considerate and loving, while serving our world as a courageous and righteous leader. I'm guessing the phrase "gentle giant" has been attached to his name more than once.
Happy birthday, Gus, and may you have 48 more healthy ones, by the Aunt Joannie Sullivan Law of Longevity Anticipation of 2008.
God bless us and save us and keep us from harm.
Love, Patty
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