Sonny Springer passes

[hemicudas]

It is with great sadness that I have to report the death of my friend, Sonny Springer. I learned a lot from Sonny. He will be greatly missed. Thank you so much, Steve, for not putting off the interview with Sonny.

[Shorty]

God, I too will miss him. Not the same SB without him but I am thankful to Steve for doing that interview and capturing some of Sonny's spirit.

Hope they gotta crap table and some good looking girls for you to enjoy Sonny...wherever you are.

Man I am just still stunned,
Shorty

[BackPocket9Ball]

I think that this proves how fleeting life is and how important and valuable it is to conduct interviews with the oldest generation of one pocket players while they're still with us.

[NH Steve]

I don't even know what to say :(

I know I feel very fortunate that I got a chance to meet Sonny; I was definitely impressed with him as a human being, aside from pool. Great sense of humour; healthy dignity & pride, but framed in genuine humility, sincere generosity. These are qualities I witnessed in only my brief time with him; I can only imagine how much he meant to those who knew him more intimately!

My heart goes out to his family and friends...

Thank you, RH, for introducing me.

[NH Steve]

In case anyone has not read Sonny Springer's interview here on OnePocket.org, it can be found here:
http://onepocket.org/SonnySpringer.htm

[NH Steve]

Tex J. 'Sonny' Springer

MANTEE - Graveside funeral services for Tex J. "Sonny" Springer will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. The Rev. Johnny Davidson will officiate.

Welch Funeral Home of Starkville is handling the arrangements.

Mr. Springer died Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was 77. A Mantee native and resident, he was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean conflict. He was the retired owner of Springer Motor Company.

Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Ursula Springer of Mantee; one daughter and son-in-law, Tammy and Kirk Howard of San Antonio, Texas; one son and daughter-in-law, Thomas J. and Becky Springer of Mantee; four grandchildren, Laura Andrews and her husband, Brad, Amy Howard, Ashley Howard and Michael P. Gray; and a special cousin, Beth Nell Glover.

Memorial donations may be made to the Mantee Baptist Church Building Fund, the Palmer Home for Children in Columbus or to the American Heart Association.Anyone who wishes to send their condolences to Sonny's family can mail to:
OnePocket.org
56 Baptist Road
Canterbury, NH 03224

Or email me at steve@onepocket.org

I will forward all messages to his family.