The Travis McGee Reader: Burl Osborne, a pal

Aug 16, 2012

Burl Osborne, a pal

Burl and I worked together when he was still an Associated Press grunt. He went on to larger things. He died in Dallas yesterday, age 75. RIP.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: I'm sorry for your loss.

gfa; Fri Aug 17, 10:14:00 AM CDT

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