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Dear La Velle:
Way back in 2003, you received an open letter from me offering advice on what not to do when covering baseball s winter meetings in New Orleans. This came from Uncle Pat s personal experiences in having the same assignment years earlier, which included requesting a 7:30 a.m. wake-up call and being informed by the hotel operator it was a quarter to 8.
The time has come for another such communiqué, what with the information breaking that after 23 years of meritorious service on the Twins beat, you will be joining the Star Tribune s collection of sports columnists that includes Dennis Anderson, Jim Souhan, Chip Scoggins and Uncle Pat.
By BOB KALINOWSKI | The Citizens Voice | Published: January 24, 2021 (Tribune News Service) Patrick Solano, a World War II combat veteran from Pittston Township who served in the administrations of nine Pennsylvania governors, has died. He was 95. Solano died Saturday at home surrounded by his family, said attorney Frank Nocito, his nephew. Nocito, 63, remembered Solano as a humble man who befriended and gained the trust of the most notable powerbrokers in the state and nation, but never forgot his roots. He was truly a confidant to all from presidents to a guy who came from Italy to Pittston. From the highest of the high to the everyday ordinary man, he treated everyone with respect, Nocito said.
People from throughout Pennsylvania, including several former governors, issued statements on Saturday praising the life of World War II veteran and longtime state government official Patrick Solano. Solano died Saturday