Friday, April 25, 2008

Happy B-Day JR!

Tomorrow, April 26th is Jim Rouse’s birthday. Coincidentally it is also the day of the Columbia village elections. Getting out and voting would be a nice way to honor the memory of the guy who dreamed up Columbia in the first place.

Jim Rouse had a profound impact on my life and my career. His philosophy that “what ought to be can be” has always encouraged me when the going gets a little rough.

The picture above was taken on August 20, 1994 at a reunion of former Rouse Company employees. I think that shirt had two buttons too many…

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

And he had the will to make it so. He was an awesome guy. Thanks for the reminder, and great pic.