Friends, loved ones pay final respects to Brookshier
THE HORSE in the hotel lobby. How many memorial services inside the century-old First Presbyterian Church in Ardmore, before someone told a story about a horse in the lobby of the Plaza Hotel? Pat Summerall was talking about Tom Brookshier’s zest for life yesterday. “We had dinner in New York,” Summerall said. “And we were asked to leave. “And then we saw this horse and carriage that looked like a stagecoach. We rented it. Brookie said, ‘I’m not sure about this driver . . . I’m gonna ride shotgun.’ So he climbed up to sit alongside the driver. “We’re going down Sixth Avenue and Tommy falls off. People were worried, saying, ‘He’s hurt, he’s hurt.’ And I said, ‘He’s not hurt, he landed on …
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Friends, loved ones pay final respects to Brookshier
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