This gallery has been a tribute to Victor Williams (February 17,1954 - April 15, 2011). Every song has relevance even if it isn't obvious.

I will end with this song which was his "theme" song as it told the story of his life with uncanny accuracy. He chose college on the GI Bill and a professional career over a contract with Angelo Dundee. But he will always be a legend in Boone Co, WV.

Goodbye. You were my soul mate even if you were as hard headed as me.

Paul Eddie told me that when he found you, you had one leg cocked like you were trying to get up. To the end, buddy, to the end. It was the only fight you didn't win.

The Boxer
Simon and Garfunkel

I am just a poor boy
Though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my resistance
For a pocket full of mumbles
Such are promises
All lies and jests
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest

When I left my home and my family
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station
Running scared, laying low
Seeking out the poor quarters
Where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know

Lie la lie ...

Asking only workman's wages
I come looking for a job
But I get no offers,
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue
I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there

Lie la lie ...

Then I'm laying out my winter clothes
And wishing I was gone
Going home
Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me
Bleeding me
Going home

Now the years are rolling by me
They are rocking evenly
I am older than I once was
And younger than I'll be
And that's not unusual.
No it isn't strange
After changes upon changes
We are more or less the same
After changes we are more or less the same

In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that layed him down
Or cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
But the fighter still remains

Lie la lie ...

Other Affairs of the Heart can be seen here.