It has been several days now since the passing of big George. I am still shaken up about it. It was in 2002 when I was approached by the creator of Dog House Boxing to contribute some stories to their blog. Having a dream of writing sports stories, especially boxing, was a dream come true for me. My first task by Doghouse was to interview Big George and write something for their blog. I passed it on to another writer who begged me to let him do it. I had no problem with that because I knew how much it meant to him. I was also very nervous about talking to someone who was famous worldwide. But it was at the end of the year, I started talking to Big George on AOL, Twitter, and via email. We became very good friends. He was so kind to me. He used to advise me as a father would. I respected so much his path of life and his compassion and understanding to everyone he talked to. We talked so much online. He always had time to drop a line. When I heard of his passing last week, I was in Nashville, and it has taken a week for the emotions and reality to set in. Thank You Big George for always being so kind to me. RIP Big George, Brice McCuiston
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