Upcoming book pays memorial tributes to family and friends

Before he died last spring, Jim Minter (retired executive editor of the AJC) said this about “People Die Twice, Second Time Stories Stop”: “When Dink NeSmith takes on a project, it grows like Jack’s beanstalk. He is a historian, a wordsmith with a bird dog nose for what people like to read. And our mutual friend, Larry Walker, and I have lost count on how many eulogies Dink has given. I’ve run out of fingers and toes, mine and Larry’s.” Photo submitted by Dink NeSmith.
Before he died last spring, Jim Minter (retired executive editor of the AJC) said this about “People Die Twice, Second Time Stories Stop”: “When Dink NeSmith takes on a project, it grows like Jack’s beanstalk. He is a historian, a wordsmith with a bird dog nose for what people like to read. And our mutual friend, Larry Walker, and I have lost count on how many eulogies Dink has given. I’ve run out of fingers and toes, mine and Larry’s.” Photo submitted by Dink NeSmith.

Writer’s Note: Coming later this fall is my latest book: “People Die Twice, Second Time Stories Stop.” In the 350-plus pages are dozens of memorial tributes to family and friends, including Lexington’…