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ing,’ James said; while I didn’t love
the dressing on the pizza, I loved the
owner Roger.
“Wow, he did know how to run
a business. He was never too busy
to come out and visit, he was never
too busy to donate something. He
told (our daughter) Ruby when she
was five, after giving her a free t-shirt
‘you come back when you are in high
school and work here.’”
Roger was kind, welcoming and
generous — even to his competi-
tors. He didn’t seem to see them as
competitors, but as new friends.
Lindner-Hamilton remembers a
time when another pizza restaurant
opened just up the street from The
Pizza Place.
“When a new pizza restaurant
was opening down the street from
him, I asked, ‘How do you feel about
this close competition?’ He said ‘Oh,
I’ve already been to see them, I told
them ‘if you ever run out of anything,
sauce, cheese, anything, come and
see me and I’ll give you some.’ He
“Roger was a man of few words. He
knew what service was. He’d rather do
things for someone than have them
do things for him. Look at all the kids
whose lives he has touched. Look at
all the kids who worked for him that
learned a work ethic from Roger. If
every kid in America had a Roger
Grizzard as their teacher, we’d all be
much better off.”
— Drew Springer
was humble man who wanted every-
one to do well. The world needs
more Rogers, not less. We grieve
for his family, we grieve for James’
hometown and all the people who
feel like they lost a true friend. I
know we do.”
Roger’s generosity, his wit,
combined with his eternal optimism,
drew people to him.
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