reagan quotes

LOCAL REACTION

What do you remember most about Ronald Reagan?

"He was a man of his word. His integrity. He was a Christian man and he lived what he believed." --Gary Owen, Bloomfield, Mo.

"His stability as a man. He knew what he wanted and wasn't afraid to do it. He was a compassionate man." --Greg Priest, Cape Girardeau

"I felt like he kind of stood up for America. I hated the way it ended up with Alzheimer's and all that." --Fred Greenway, Kennett, Mo.

"I think he was a gentleman and a scholar. He was a Class A boy." -- Euil Trickey, Cape Girardeau

"Probably when he was shot. It was the first time in my generation that someone of that stature was shot." -- Gina Bader, Cape Girardeau

--Compiled by Bob Miller