Don Paul (1969)
Tom Papson bullied me in junior high at North Chattanooga Junior High. One day during lunch, he came over to my table and asked me, “Don, do you know what a playboy is?’ I answered, “I...guess it’s a boy who plays?” Tom went back to his friends at the table across the way, and they all laughed. And yet, I was with Tommy all through elementary, junior high, and high school, and we got along pretty well. In hearing about his passing, my heart sank. I feel, that even back then, I had a crush on him. He was so handsome and muscular and had such a great smile. I’m sure he developed into the “mensch” he must have become. Again, I didn’t develop fast and did have girlfriends and relations and was neither straight or homosexual. My feelings of sadness I’d like to share with his family and wish them the best. I will miss him a lot.
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