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This Isn’t Our Last Love Letter

Dear Don Don,

Way back in 92

I walked into the room and knew

Never felt this way before

I shook your hand while gazing into your eyes

And the feeling grew

As I took a seat I knew

A love that would have my heart

Forever

I knew

Way back in 92

They say love at first sight doesn’t always last or isn’t true

We were the exception to that rule

Our love had no where to hide

A spark set fire

As if this is how the universe started

I never doubted our love or what we could do

Together we grew

Forming a bond everlasting

That became our glue

My euphoria was YOU

I’m eternally grateful for the love and life we shared

For how fortunate we were :

“to have and to hold
through sickness and in health
Til death do us part”

Until we are together again

This isn’t our last love letter

I love you with all my heart and soul

Yours forever,

Deirdre (Mrs. Hank Snow)

I’m fortunate to have fallen in love with, marry and make a life with the sharpest, coolest, funniest, most rare, bad ass, tender loving, loyal man on the planet, my husband Don Imus.

A True American Hero

I don’t know why it has been so hard for me to write about my dear friend Don Imus.

I certainly know what he meant to me, my family, my charity, my hospital and the millions of fans that listened and loved him for so many years.

I keep reading all the beautiful condolences that people are writing about how much a part of their lives were effected by listening to him over the years.

But what most people don’t talk enough about is what he did for all of us.

In every sense of the word, he was an American Hero. His work with children with so many different illnesses and his dedication to their future was unmatched by anyone I have ever known or heard about.

Besides raising over $100,000,000 for so many causes, he took care of young people for over 20 years in a state where he could not breathe. Along with his incredible wife Deirdre, he created a world where children were not defined by their disease. That was a miracle! He was a miracle.

I will miss him ever day for the rest of my life.

I was blessed to be a part of his and Deirde’s life.

No one will ever do what he did.

I love you Don Imus - A TRUE AMERICAN HERO

David Jurist

IMUS IN THE MORNING

FIRST DAY BACK!

Imus Ranch Foundation

The Imus Ranch Foundation was formed to donate 100% of all donations previously devoted to The Imus Ranch for Kids with Cancer to various other charities whose work and missions compliment those of the ranch. The initial donation from The Imus Ranch Foundation was awarded to Tackle Kids Cancer, a program of The HackensackUMC Foundation and the New York Giants.

Please send donations to The Imus Ranch Foundation here:

Imus Ranch
PO Box 1709
Brenham, Texas 77833

A Tribute To Don Imus

Children’s Health Defense joins parents of vaccine-injured children and advocates for health freedom in remembering the life of Don Imus, a media maverick in taking on uncomfortable topics that most in the mainstream press avoid or shut down altogether. His commitment to airing all sides of controversial issues became apparent to the autism community in 2005 and 2006 as the Combating Autism Act (CAA) was being discussed in Congress. The Act, which was ultimately signed into law by George W. Bush in December of 2006, created unprecedented friction among parents of vaccine-injured children and members of Congress; parents insisted that part of the bill’s billion-dollar funding be directed towards environmental causes of autism including vaccines, while most U.S. Senators and Representatives tried to sweep any such connections under the rug.

News Articles

Don Imus, Divisive Radio Shock Jock Pioneer, Dead at 79 - Imus in the Morning host earned legions of fans with boundary-pushing humor, though multiple accusations of racism and sexism followed him throughout his career By Kory Grow RollingStone

Don Imus Leaves a Trail of Way More Than Dust

Don Imus Was Abrupt, Harsh And A One-Of-A-Kind, Fearless Talent

By Michael Riedel - The one and only time I had a twinge of nerves before appearing on television was when I made my debut in 2011 on “Imus in the Morning” on the Fox Business Channel. I’d been listening to Don Imus, who died Friday at 79, since the 1990s as an antidote the serious (bordering on the pompous) hosts on National Public Radio. I always thought it would be fun to join Imus and his gang — news anchor Charles McCord, producer Bernard McGuirk, comedian Rob Bartlett — in the studio, flinging insults back and forth at one another. And now I had my chance. I was invited on to discuss to discuss “Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark,” the catastrophic Broadway musical that injured cast members daily.

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Mike Lupica is here in the greenroom with us. We love him. One of the all-time great guys. He’s funny, engaging, and lots of fun. He always comes ready to play.

He also happens to be the James Brown of the Literary World: the hardest working man in publishing. He is here today to promote his SEVENTH sports novel for young adults, The Batboy, following Travel Team, The Big Field, The Million Dollar Throw, Heat, Summer Ball, and Miracle on 49th Street.

These are in addition to the seven or more titles in his Comeback Kids series. And the more than 15 other books he’s written since the eighties. Allow me to speak for those of us who are huge fans of his work.

Stop writing. Enough already.

Shakespeare wasn’t this prolific. You’ve already proven yourself, Mikey, there is no longer a need to write any more. Ever again. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a wonderful thing to have authored so many inspirational novels of young people surmounting impossible odds to overcome adversity on baseball diamonds, football fields and basketball courts.

But we’re sick of them now. How many times can you restate those positive, uplifting messages, "believe in yourself," and "never give up?" We get it.

Promoting literacy in children and young adults is a beautiful thing. But I miss the "grownup" novels you used to write. The Peter Finley books, about the painfully attractive, cable TV news reporter and would be gumshoe. Those were great. Dead Air, Extra Credits, Limited Partner, and Greenwich Killing Time.

Sorry, that last one was a Kinky Friedman novel, featuring the painfully attractive, singer-songwriter and would-be gumshoe.

A totally different thing altogether.

But, you could learn something from Kinky (besides the marketability of novels featuring people from different walks of life who fancy themselves as "would-be gumshoes"). The Kinkster doesn’t write for children. Perhaps it’s because of the adage, "write what you know." Lupica’s been a provocative sports commentator and columnist for years, which is why his books for young adults are all about sports.

So it probably wouldn’t work to have a pre-pubescent, country singing, cigar smoking sociopath…and would-be gumshoe.

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