Opinion Column: Zell and Shirley Miller were happy to be home

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(Note: What’s one of the easiest things to do? Procrastinate. What’s one of the hardest things to not do? Don’t procrastinate. In 2013, Larry Walker and I quit procrastinating and launched a Legends Tour. All three legendary friends — Bert Lance, Bobby Lee Cook and Zell Miller — are now gone. A decade later, I decided to retrace our North Georgia tour. After Bert Lance and Bobby Lee Cook we visited Zell Miller. Been thinking about visiting family or friends? Here’s some advice: “Don’t procrastinate.” This column was originally published on Aug. 7, 2013. Zell Miller died on March 23, 2018.)

New York Yankee legend Mickey Mantle met Gov. Zell Miller in 1991. The Hall of Famer introduced his new friend at a fundraiser, and The Mick left his notes on the table. Zell snared the script and had it framed, along with a photo of the two. On July 13, he read it to his visitors. The former governor and U.S. senator laughed when he read the last line: “Yog and Zell remind me of each other, not as dumb as they seem.” (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
New York Yankee legend Mickey Mantle met Gov. Zell Miller in 1991. The Hall of Famer introduced his new friend at a fundraiser, and The Mick left his notes on the table. Zell snared the script and had it framed, along with a photo of the two. On July 13, he read it to his visitors. The former governor and U.S. senator laughed when he read the last line: “Yog and Zell remind me of each other, not as dumb as they seem.” (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Marine.

  

Husband.

 

Father.

 

Grandfather.

 

Great-grandfather.

 

Teacher.

   

Editor.

 

Mayor.

   

State senator.

 

Lieutenant governor.

 

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