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Subject: [Leica] Our Ted the doctor's doctor Thoughts!
From: stasys1 at cox.net (Stasys Petravicius)
Date: Fri Apr 18 06:56:35 2008
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Ted- I enjoyed reading your letter and recollections of the past year. 
Having met you on several occasions- I can say from experience- you 
truly deserve the accolades! Stasys
On Apr 17, 2008, at 10:50 PM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Hi Crew,
>
> First may I offer the biggest "THANK YOU POSSIBLE!" for all your kind
> comments and congratulations.
>
> WOW!! WHAT A FAMILY! Everyone should be so lucky in real life or on the
> magical screen.
>
> As you know this past year or so has had its up's and downs. First off 
> was
> the BRAVO TV film in production, then on the screens, big and small 
> with the
> attendant public appearances. I thought that was intimidating. 
> Certainly the
> paparazzi was quite a surprise in Ottawa during the public screening 
> there.
> Dang photographers! :-)
>
> However! Being informed about the Honorary Doctor of Laws degree was
> something that never ever entered my mind anytime during my life.
>
> Now that's intimidating and overwhelming all rolled into one! :-)
>
> At first I truly thought a mistake had been made. Surely this is for a
> person of higher learning, not I?
>
> Because in real life I'm not a university learned person. I'm just a 
> boy who
> dropped out of high school to follow a dream of being a photographer.
>
> My good fortune all these years is being in the right place at the 
> right
> time and great people to work with. Basically simple things that 
> happened.
>
> I realize folks on the list know what Honorary degrees are and why 
> people
> receive them. My good fortune now is, friends explained what they are 
> and
> why people receive them. It's still intimidating. WHY?
>
> Well I'm still the boy who dropped out of high school to follow a 
> dream with
> great passion and good luck!
>
> Hey, it isn't funny for a guy like me, because underneath all the skin 
> and
> experience I'm a shy puppy! True.
>
> Once again, the best thing is, having  folks like all of you to share 
> this
> wonderful moment with.
>
> Thank you one and all,
>
> ted
>
>
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