Remembering Rush

To the Editor:

Rush Limbaugh was like a family friend for many of us. His genuine love for us and our country was felt by all of us who got to know him. Pages could be written about his goodness and brilliance, but his lovely wife said it best as she informed us of his passing when we tuned in to see if Rush could be on the air. For several days, his program had guest hosts filling him for him. As I put on the radio hoping Rush would be back, I heard Kathryn telling us what we didn’t want to hear. We all knew his diagnosis of advanced lung cancer may one day bring us to this. It was just so hard when it happened. My tears were immediate.

Rush had told us that one-day he wouldn’t be with us. He said that he didn’t know when that day would come. He wanted us to know that when he wasn’t able to be with us, he was wanting to be there if he could. Now we are the ones wishing he was still with us.

Rush’s faith was the core of who he was. He loved God and had the little jingle of talent on loan from God. He was always humble about all his tremendous success. All he wanted to do was get out the truth to as many people as he could. He made many anonymous donations to people in need including St. Jude Children’s Hospital. This information was just released after his death by a person raising money for St. Jude.

I’ve read Rush’s books, but his most recent Rush Revere series, so loved by children, are probably the ones most special to him. Parents and grandparents read them with their children. Teachers share them in their classrooms. I gave them to my grandchildren. Children called into his show to talk about how much they liked his books. I heard a child tell abut their family trip to all the places the stories took them. It was an amazing story.

We all know more because of Rush. He told us to think for ourselves, to search for the truth, and to be unwavering in doing the best we can for God, family, and country. His faith made him strong and his strength made out country better. He said that it didn’t matter where you started from or what you looked like. We are all equal in our great country of freedom. He was an irreplaceable, remarkable talent. We thank him and pray God will be with his family through this very difficult time.

Darla Brandt

La Grange