tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35681091.post1291878676383432934..comments2023-03-31T23:40:42.954-05:00Comments on Revolution 21's Blog for the People: The Broom Man goes homeThe Mighty Favoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15757347349470913066noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35681091.post-2412292378982338802015-12-03T07:20:05.060-06:002015-12-03T07:20:05.060-06:00I remember him. I think my mother got her brooms f...I remember him. I think my mother got her brooms from him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01589661994829164600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35681091.post-29941675299248726512011-08-14T00:18:01.338-05:002011-08-14T00:18:01.338-05:00Thank you for posting this. I am reminded of how w...Thank you for posting this. I am reminded of how when we see truth, it is rarely forgotten. His presence was always peaceful and was represenative of light. He truly lived for Christ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35681091.post-76571089584572478032011-08-14T00:05:18.605-05:002011-08-14T00:05:18.605-05:00Thank you for posting this heartfelt blog. I'v...Thank you for posting this heartfelt blog. I've been away from Omaha for many years and this blog post recalled a few moments in life when you know you see truth before you. And that truth is unforgettable. Heaven definitely had a party.Lisahttp://pepperandplanes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35681091.post-52737643568865646472010-03-18T20:33:57.512-05:002010-03-18T20:33:57.512-05:003/18/2010
I have a worn sweeping broom in the ...3/18/2010<br /> I have a worn sweeping broom in the garage that was in dire need of replacement. In the winter it would push out the slush and road grit in the spring, summer and fall leaves and dust. It is worn to the point that in this last winter it did not much more than splash the near frozen floor mess.<br /><br /> While I am not rich I could have easily afforded to go to Lowes, just a short distance away, or on any of the several weekly trips to the store replaced it. But in my mind I had the broom man.<br /><br /> I would see him on so many occasions that in my thoughts he was always walking our street or seen on Cass or Dodge....perhaps not on every outing but nearly always on the next.<br /><br /> Once I gave him a lift over to the Varley Drug store plaza. It was a hot summer afternoon and I was concerned as to how he would get home. He said that some times he would take a bus and that other times someone would let him use a phone and there would be a person to pick him up.<br /><br /> I have been associated with Omaha since 1965 I have seen time in the service, been married, had 2 children, retired, and helped with 6 grandchildren but it seems as though there was always the broom man.<br /><br /> At dinner tonight I told my wife that I needed to stop and pick up a broom on the way home. I mentioned that I did not see the broom man any more and she replied that she believed that he had passed away. Later I did a search "Omaha NE Broom Man" and found this article.<br /><br /> I will still watch for him and try to remember his silent selflessness, propriety, humility, and faith in people. Thank you Reverend Livingston WillisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com