Rest in Peace, Paul. Yours was a well-lived life.
Update: I think the comment by my friend, Dave Lewis, should be included here:
We lost a great man today. Paul Newman was an Oscar winning actor and a successful race car driver but he was so much more.
He was a comitted liberal activist. He was a passionate Vietnam anti-war activist and Gene McCarthy supporter. He championed civil rights and gay rights. He took great pride in being included on Richard Nixon's enemies list.
But most importantly he was one of the most caring and generous men in America.
He founded the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for very sick children. http://www.holeinthewallgang.org/ There is now a series of camps all around the world including the Victory Junction Gang Camp he co-founded with NASCAR driver Kyle Petty. These camps provide experiences seriously ill children would otherwise never be able to enjoy.
In 1988 he started the Newman's Own company http://63.131.143.186/ selling his personal recipe for salad dressing. Newman's Own expanded and is now selling dozens of products. Every cent of profits from the company, $250 million to date, is donated to charity. Many people's lives are better today because of Paul Newman.
We should stop and take a moment to remember this remarkable man.
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We lost a great man today. Paul Newman was an Oscar winning actor and a successful race car driver but he was so much more.
He was a comitted liberal activist. He was a passionate Vietnam anti-war activist and Gene McCarthy supporter. He championed civil rights and gay rights. He took great pride in being included on Richard Nixon's enemies list.
But most importantly he was one of the most caring and generous men in America.
He founded the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for very sick children. http://www.holeinthewallgang.org/ There is now a series of camps all around the world including the Victory Junction Gang Camp he co-founded with NASCAR driver Kyle Petty. These camps provide experiences seriously ill children would otherwise never be able to enjoy.
In 1988 he started the Newman's Own company http://63.131.143.186/ selling his personal recipe for salad dressing. Newman's Own expanded and is now selling dozens of products. Every cent of profits from the company, $250 million to date, is donated to charity. Many people's lives are better today because of Paul Newman.
We should stop and take a moment to remember this remarkable man.
Dave
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