Opinion : Honoring Keith Mossman: Making Vinton a better place

"Keith had fun making Vinton a better place."

I spent a couple of hours Monday morning, learning more about Keith Mossman from his family and his pastor during his funeral. I first knew Keith as the lawyer whose grandson joined his practice, and later as one of the leaders of the efforts to support Virginia Gay Hospital. But I missed the first 40 years of watching Keith make Vinton a better place.

The other thing I remember from the funeral was a quote, not from Keith, but about him and how he dealt with people: "People don't remember what you did, or what you say. People remember how you make them feel."

Keith deserves a much longer tribute than this. But I think what his response would be do this column would simply be, "I prefer to see less writing about having fun making Vinton a better place, and more doing it."