Dick Hoyt told TV's TODAY in 2013, “They said, ‘Forget Rick, put him away, put him in an institution, he’s going to be a vegetable for the rest of his life,’... "Today he’s 51 years old and we still haven’t figured out what kind of vegetable he is — and guess what?... -- <b>Barbara's Obits & Memorials</b>

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Subject: Dick Hoyt told TV's TODAY in 2013, “They said, ‘Forget Rick, put him away, put him in an institution, he’s going to be a vegetable for the rest of his life,’... "Today he’s 51 years old and we still haven’t figured out what kind of vegetable he is — and guess what?...

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...That vegetable has been turned into a bronze statue.”

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Date Posted: Friday, March 26, 09:50:06am
In reply to: Memorial services planned for April 17th 's message, "The late Dick Hoyt remembered by family and neighbors. ..." on Friday, March 26, 02:47:08am

Dick Hoyt told TV's TODAY in 2013, “They said, ‘Forget Rick, put him away, put him in an institution, he’s going to be a vegetable for the rest of his life,’...
"Today he’s 51 years old and we still haven’t figured out what kind of vegetable he is — and guess what? That vegetable has been turned into a bronze statue.”
Indeed, the irrepressible father and son duo were memorialized in a life-sized bronze statue at the starting line of the Boston Marathon that year. ...

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