Virgil D. Penn III

On the advent of five years gone, I remember.

I remember Burt. He and his family lived up the street from my family, a long time ago, in Lansdowne.
He had a way about him, for sure. Larger than life, to my mind. He managed to convince me-- a glasses-wearing, over-thinking kid--that I could umpire for a local youth baseball league.
Well, that was a disaster, but that's not the point. The point is that Burt found a way to motivate me--something that I myself have struggled with over the decades.
The man had some gifts, is all I...

To the Penn Family,

If ever a man was known to be a true friend, it was Virgil. Virgil worked at Paschall Post Office when I became the Supervisor there in my 1st management position. Virgil was one of the best workers I have ever known and a gentleman even more. Virgil always worked the hardest and never asked for much. I had to keep what we would say' throwing him bones' of help or overtime cause he pushed himself to do the best at the least cost. I admired that cause all I ever...

My deepest sympathy and condolences to you and your family my friend.

I was told long ago that no one is truly gone until they are forgotten. I have a lifetime of memories, lessons, and truths given to me by my Dad, who was always larger than life. He was the kind of person people either loved or didn't, either understood, or made no effort to understand. He was a crusty, sentimental poet that loved little kids and kittens. He held no respect for people unwilling to do their part, and supported to the end those that even made an effort. He lived and breathed...

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Deepest condolences to the Penn family. Prays go out to the family.

MAY HE REST IN PEACE. I HAVE KNOWN HIM ALL MY LIFE. HE WAS A GOOD FRIEND AND I'LL MISS HIM .