Worthy Cause - Fund for Gary Lundy's Son

Gary Lundy wrote for the Knoxville News-Sentinel until recently when he died of a massive heart-attack at the age of 49.

I never met him but he seems like the kind who wouldn't hesitate to help a stranger - so I won't hestitate to try and help him out (in my own small way).

You can get an idea of what kind of guy Gary was here.

Gary Lundy touched many of us in the media profession. He was the essence of what a journalist should be -- fair, tough, thorough, thoughtful and entertaining. His passing leaves a great void for all of us who knew him. He was a prince of a guy.

In memory of Gary, I am starting a fund for his 9-year-old son, Christian, who's a huge sports fan and a brilliant little boy.

I'll collect all the money sent in over the next 2-3 weeks and give it to Gary's wife, Cindy, and tell her to use it any way she wants for Christian. He was a regular with his dad at practices and got to know several of the reporters covering UT.

For information on contributing, e-mail at clow1016@aol.com

Thanks for all your help.

Please give what you can. Christmas is coming and just thinking about a 9-year old's Christmas without his dad just knocks the wind out of me.

If you can't give but you have a blog - maybe you can link the information. Thanks in advance everyone.