My grandfather, George Cressman, was one of mine:
Link: George Cressman; Modernized Weather Service Forecasting
The article neglects to mention what an avid runner he was. Even in his seventies he could run 7-minute miles for more than three miles — that’s as long as I could verify his time before he made a run drop of me. On formation runs, I would remind my Marines that my grandfather could do this so they shouldn’t have any problem. He was truly remarkable.
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I remember hearing this anecdote once and finding it amusing. My condolences on your loss. I read the article. Sounds like he was a remarkable man.
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