Thursday, November 9, 2006

Ode to a Radome

Today at work I received the following obituary and poem with accompanying photos:

Andrew Radome of Bloomville, OH died at his home (well, actually 1/2 mile downwind) last week in a windstorm. He died from a tragic fall from his lofty perch.  What caused his fall is unknown.  Some speculate a sniper assassinated him for his role in covering up spread spectrum data transfers to Bucyrus, Ohio.  Others think he suffered a stress fracture from a family member above him dropping something on his head.

Andrew was preceded in death by his cousin Harris Farinon of the same Bloomville address.  Andrew is survived by his twin brother of Bucyrus, whom he maintained nearly constant communication with.   He is also survived by four nephews in the Harris family and they still reside at the Bloomville estate serving the Megastar family.  There will be a potluck dinner following the landfill burial.  Please bring a microwave dish!

Here lies Andrew Radome,
- all broken and shattered.
He served us well,
- when it oft' mattered. 







Upon seeing the first photo I was inspired to write my poem:

Andrew dutifully served American Electric Power
Until he fell off his tower
All Morris' horses and all Morris' men
Couldn't put Andrew together again.



(I slightly rerranged/edited the orginal for blog posting... Credit to Phil for the original obit...)

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