Goodbye Frank McCourt

In many ways, he was the exemplar of the Irish-American.

IRISH MIKE writes: "Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes, died at 78, yesterday. McCourt grew up in poverty in Limerick Ireland, emigrated to NY and taught high school English until retirement. After retirement he wrote Angela's Ashes, 'Tis, and Teacher Man. Maybe we need to have a small wake in his honor."