Roy Blount, Jr. Quotes

Being president of too many well-meaning organizations put my father into an early grave. The lesson in this was not lost on me.

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• Being president of too many well-meaning organizations put my father into an early grave. The lesson in this was not lost on me.

  

  Roy Blount, Jr.
  • Father
  • President
  • Lessons