Mount Pleasant Magazine Sept/Oct 2013

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Letters to the Editor
I received a copy of the mag in the mail the other day. While reading it, I
came across the article regarding Hurricane Hugo written by Jim Cox (July/
August 2013). I was very touched; I had never seen the article before. You see,
Mr. Cox was my neighbor for many years. His house (that was destroyed) was
directly across the street from ours. He and his wife lived in Mount Pleasant
after the storm, and, when his wife died, he decided to rebuild and come back
to the island. He lived across the street for many years, eventually sold and
moved to Mount Pleasant again (said he was too old to pack up for island
hurricane scares anymore), and, when in his mid 80s and in poor health,
moved to Atlanta with his son’s family. One of his last wishes was to have his
ashes scattered from our dock. His son arranged a memorial service at the
church in Mount Pleasant that Mr. Cox used to attend (for his many friends in
Charleston) and then we had a private ceremony for family only on our deck.
It was hot as blazes (July) and I provided some biodegradable flower wreaths
that were thrown into the water to float away, after the ashes were released.
After the death of his wife, Mr. Cox often took trips overseas with seniors
groups. He never failed to bring me back a trinket or souvenir of some sort. I
still have many of them.
Thanks for triggering some fond memories and a few sad ones as well.
Melanie Brown
Isle of Palms
Regarding the cover photo on the Mount Pleasant Magazine July/August
2013 issue: Does Mark Sanford expect the readers to believe that he used
a flatware table knife to slice a ripe tomato? How stupid does he think his
constituents are? Oh, perhaps we better not go there.
Stephen Claeys
Mount Pleasant
I received your magazine today. My address was not on it, so I don’t know
how I ended up with it. I question the veracity/purpose of your feature article
on John Burn (May/June 2013). What you were thinking/trying to accomplish
was lost on me. My thoughts were that you were trying to make a role model
out of the proverbial sow’s ear. I hope this was not a politically motivated
article.
Your thoughts?
Bobby Utsey
Mount Pleasant
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