"We're gathered here today to honor the passing of a man of courage and of vision. Now, Dr. Ernest Menville always that felt life begins at 50. And since we know so little of Ernest before that age, perhaps in his case, it's really true. Because it wasn't until 50 he met his lovely wife, Claire, that he had two sons and four daughters, and then like a, like a biblical patriarch began to spread his message of hope to his adopted children all around the world. A brilliant academic as well as a rugged outdoorsman, Dr. Menville pursued with vigor a variety of pursuits not just to attain some personal ambition but to enhance the world for us and make it a better place than he found it. Oh, and that he did. The Menville Marriage Counseling Clinic, the Menville Center for the Study of Women, and of course, Ernest's AA chapter will carry on long after his death ... was for him a delightful adventure. Who among us never knew Ernest the prankster? Hmm? Ernest the storyteller? We've all heard his tall tales about the living dead in Beverly Hills."
[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 43]
