Living with and Growing Under Robert M. Spire
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Authors
Wright, John F.
Issue Date
1995
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28
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INTRODUCTION|I preface my remarks by saying that I know of no one in Nebraska who was more loved and respected than Bob Spire. I first became acquainted with Bob around 1970. The Spires lived on Lafayette Avenue next door to the Howard Johnsons, whose daughter Debbie is my wife. Bob moved there because he liked the neighborhood. He and his wife Elaine were friends with the Bergens, Wagners, Langdons, Johnsons, and the rest of the folks in the 5100 block. Bob stayed there because he liked the people.|Bob and his family were good neighbors, and he always liked to visit. He talked about social issues and his passion for the law and the rights of the indigent and poor. As a man of action, he promoted legal aid and championed its cause.|In the Winter of 1978, Debbie and I were in Omaha and needed a car to take our 18-month-old daughter back and forth to Children's Hospital. Bob came next door and gave us the keys to his orange Pinto. The Pinto was symbolic of Bob's lifestyle. It was plain, unassuming, and reliable. My father also drove a Pinto. Because of his generosity, Bob had to ride the bus to and from work for the cold, snowy month that we needed his car.|Bob loved the law, and he loved lawyers. Although he had many different and interesting acquaintances, I suspect he liked to be with and talk to lawyers more than any other group. It was "lawyer bonding...
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28 Creighton L. Rev. 17 (1994-1995)
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Creighton University School of Law