No matter what your thoughts and feelings are towards Dr. Jerry Falwell, I wanted to at least take some time to express my thoughts of this champion for Christ. I had not only the pleasure of attending his school, Liberty University, but also the honor of working for him. As a radio broadcaster, I worked for WRVL-FM. This dynamic station sits just below the Carter-Glass mansion on the Liberty Campus where Dr. Falwell had his office. His parking space was right next to the entrance to the radio station. It always amazed me how up close and personal you could get with a man of this stature. The year I worked for WRVL was the year Jerry went back on the radio world-wide with a show called "Perspectives." I had the joy of helping with some of those programs. I was there when Jerry came in to record his segments and got to see him "as is" with sleeves rolled up and the tie loosened. He had me by over 1" in stature, the hands like the paws of a grizzly bear, a hug that could crack your ribs, but yet a tender heart filled with love. I remember one personal moment we had together before one of the recording sessions...just a simple, uneventful thing...he walked over to me, called me by name (I was literally shocked that he remembered my name) and reached into his pocket. Out came a handfull of change...to which he gave me four quarters...his simple request was "Charles, I'll take a Diet Coke, and you get whatever you want." Many things like that...those little personal moments that probably don't mean anything to anyone else, but me. I had those times with Dr. Jerry Falwell. He will be greatly missed. I am sure, to some degree, Thomas Road and Liberty University won't "feel the same" knowing that he is gone, but I know that it all is in capable hands. What a joy it will be to see Jerry, Jr. and Jonthan, his two sons, carry on God's will for Jerry Falwell in and through these places in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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