Arnold was known for his sense of humor. Tom and Andy came to visit us a few years ago and we all went out to eat including Arnold. Tonm and Andy got into the joking about the North and South. This went on quite a while when Arnold asked which one of them was the Yankee.
About a week before he died he had been comatose for a couple of days and my son David went to visit him in the nursing home. Arnold was out of it so David sat down and held Arnold's hand for about an hour until Arnold's son Jim came into the room. Arnold looks up at Jim and hands him David's hand and said "Jim, I'm tired. Would you hold this for a while?"
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