08.09.2008 2:14 pm
Bernie Mac
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Bernie Mac died Saturday. He was 50 years old.
He and I were about the same age, and I felt a connection to him and the character he portrayed in his celebrated family comedy, The Bernie Mac Show as an example, a good guy and good father — a mensch — helping to bring up three kids.
What a gifted person, not least because of the charismatic and compelling way he was able to convey and celebrate our common humanity.
Eddie Roth writes about education, social justice, public safety, transportation, legal affairs and historic preservation. He joined the Post-Dispatch editorial page in 2008 after six years as an editorial writer with the Dayton Daily News. But he is not new to St. Louis. Eddie grew up in Webster Groves and south St. Louis County. He's a lawyer who for many years practiced with a downtown firm, and was active in civic affairs, including serving a term on the St. Louis Police Board. He and his wife, Jeanne, and their three daughters, Emily, Julia and Alice, live in the Shaw Neighborhood.
When it comes to community organizing, he endorses Quentin Crisp's advice: Rather than keeping up with the Joneses, it's better to pull them down to your level. 
Bernie was a wonderful man.
He will be sorely missed
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Bernie,
Man i love you. gonna miss you. The car salesman scene in the movie Transformers was watched over and over in my house. Thanks to my kids…6, 9, and 11 year old and all boys. It’s Bernie Macs time. As it always is!
Love Ya,
Chris Thomas
Hey, I was just watching a Bernie Mac series show where he grounds the kids after they get in trouble at school. Also, the older girl claims she had visited a college mixer and that is why she left her regular school class earlier than normal. She claims to have gotten an ID bracelet from the college thing..
At any rate, there is a very lovely song in this particular episode that I wanted to find out who sings it and what it is but I did not hear enough to do a proper search.
And in doing the search…. I learn of Bernies Death. I am shocked and sad. I reallllllllly enjoyed him.
If anyone knows the song from this show. Hit me up admin at joygoround.com
Thanks!