Clarence Harris
Many though Michael Tooke was a "go along to get along" kind of guy who always aimed to please anyone and everyone. Not true, Frankie Tooke - he let you think you controlled him, but Michael really was a very sneaky, most humble, very deliberate master control freak! He always made a person feel very important, while skillfully getting you to do what he wanted you to do - to be what he wanted you to be - to always choose the harder right rather than the easier wrong - to become a better, happier person.
Well done, Michael Tooke! I was always amazed watching The Master working His Magic. Few men care enough for family, friends, and people in general to work as hard and long as you did just to try and make everyone's life better, and without any fanfare or personal aggrandizement or public boasting - I think my friend, Michael, was very Christ-Like; however, with a pipe or a cigar always at hand.
God Bless.
Auby Harris, B-1, West Point, Class of 1974
