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wrote on January 27, 2020
I first fell in love with Pat and his writing in 1971 or 1972 while reading an excerpt in Life Magazine of "The Water is Wide", and anxiously awaited every new book. Fortunately I have first editions of all of his books with the exception of "The Boo", but I was able find an autographed copy while visiting Hilton Head Island.
I was also fortunate enough to meet Pat at a book signing in Decatur, Georgia, when his cookbook was released. I lived most of my life in Atlanta, Georgia, though I had been coming to Hilton Head since 1969 when it was being developed. Fortunately I was finally able to move to The Lowcountry in 2018 and never want to live anywhere else. I treasure all of Pat's writings and am so sorry we'll have no more.
I was also fortunate enough to meet Pat at a book signing in Decatur, Georgia, when his cookbook was released. I lived most of my life in Atlanta, Georgia, though I had been coming to Hilton Head since 1969 when it was being developed. Fortunately I was finally able to move to The Lowcountry in 2018 and never want to live anywhere else. I treasure all of Pat's writings and am so sorry we'll have no more.
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As I said elsewhere in this guest book, Pat left some unfinished work and he hope to make it work...