A Eulogy for Thor Nordwall
A Eulogy for Thor Nordwall by Bob Hazen April 18, 2020 This is my eulogy for Thor Nordwall - a eulogy in the form of a fairy tale. And like all fairy tales, this account must begin as all fairy tales do: Once upon a time… Once upon a time there was a soldier who was fascinated with trees. Even as a boy, this soldier was especially fond of pine trees. His father was an artist, who painted scenes of beauty that further kindled this boy’s love of the forest. Once upon a time, as our soldier wended his way from boyhood to soldiery to manhood to kingship, he dreamed often of one day building a castle of his own - a soldier’s small castle deep in the piney woods, a small castle made not of stone, but of pine - not merely surrounded by pines but built from the tall, sturdy pines that he loved. And bye and bye, our soldier took on kingly duties that both nourished and opposed his dream of his ...