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Bowie K. Kuhn

Oct 28, 1926 – Mar 15, 2007

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October 28, 1926
DIED
March 15, 2007

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KUHN Bowie K. Kuhn, age 80, former Commissioner of Baseball, died March 15th, 2007 of respiratory failure after a short illness at St. Luke's Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. Born in 1926 in Tacoma Park, Maryland, Kuhn graduated from Princeton University in 1948 after serving in the US Navy and then...

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I started working for the Baseball Office of the Commissioner in March 1970 and retired in April 2005. I consider Commissioner Kuhn "Number 1" of all the Commissioner's I served under. He was a man of integrity and it is my opinion that he made every effort to make decisions that were fair and honest.

Please accept my deepest sympathy for your loss. I have often found comfort from reflecting on John6:28,29. I sincerely hope this thought will bring a measure of comfort and hope to your family.

I was so saddened to hear of Bowie's death just recently, I send my sympathy to the family. Bowie cared so much for other people and he expressed this so often in so many ways. I especially know about his many visits to St. Catherine Laboure Manor, where I was the activities/volunteer director until retirement in 2000. He had a special bond with several of the men. To mention a couple, Ed Russell and Chuck Ambersley. They had many good times together at Men's Club in the activity room. They...

We grieve with you for the loss of this man. His spirit lives on, may he rest in peace. Our sympathy to you and your family.
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Be Still

Be still like the grass on a melancholy summer day
Be still like desert shrub.

Be calm and you will hear your loved one speak, in the stillness, in the calm, their love resounds.

If you are still this promise I make, you will hear the voice of your loved one helping you along your way.

Mrs Kuhn, I was so saddened to hear of Mr. Kuhn's passing. I will miss calling him every year on our mututal birthdays! May God keep you in the palm of his hand during this difficult time. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.

Some of the changes made during Mr. Kuhn's tenure were great for the game -- some weren't, but they were all made with integrity and honesty as well as with a true love of the game. Today's leaders seem to test the way the wind is blowing before making their decisions: right is right and wrong is wrong. Thanks for some good baseball memories and for being an icon of integrity and honesty (SO SORELY NEEDED TODAY).

To family and friends, my sympathy is with you all. How wonderful it...

With deepest sympathy for the Kuhn family and thanks to Bowie for his example of ethics and integrity.