I am not sure the exact reason, be it just taking time to process or state of mind, but anyways I do know a few stories about Rush that people here may find interesting that have made his passing particularly hard. As we all can imagine/know, Rush cared about his family, community, and nation more than anything, and probably in that order. I can not speak to how Rush interacted with the community down in Florida, that he spent a lot of his adult years in, but I can speak to how he dealt with his hometown, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Cape Girardeau, Missouri is a city along the Mississippi River that has been around since shortly before 1800 and is currently the largest town between St. Louis, Missouri and Memphis, Tennessee, a 400ish miles stretch. It is one of the main, if not THE, economic hub, cultural center, etc. of southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, eastern Kentucky, etc. The Limbaugh family has been in that area of Missouri since around that time. If you look up "Limbaugh Family" on wikipedia, you'll see that they have been a major family in the area since the 1850s. An example of their influence is how the federal courthouse for the Southeastern Division of the District Court in East Missouri which is based in Cape Girardeau is named after Rush's grandfather and namesake. The Rush Limbaugh we know did not join the family trade like his predecessors, relatives, or even his own brother David Limbaugh (might want to look into David's books of Christian apologetics). Rush figured out that what he wanted to do was radio, despite attending Southeast Missouri State University in Cape just to please his parents Rush started his amazing career in radio that had lasted for around a generation and made talk shows a stable, especially for conservative commentators. Despite moving from many different locals, Kansas City, Sacramento, Florida, Rush never forgot his roots. Rush was always, ALWAYS, a family man. When his mother was falling ill and dying, Rush didn't stay in Florida to broadcast until he got a phone call. Rush broadcasted from Cape the entire time she was in the hospital. Although he didn't have any children of his own, he took pride in his nieces, nephews, and the younger generations of his family. Any time those nieces, nephews, etc. had a school play, music concert, or some such school activity, Rush made sure to be there. He made it such a point that he was a driving force in keeping the airport in Cape Girardeau open when closures were being circulated (it wasn't uncommon to be eating at the restaurant located in the small, one gate terminal and happen to look out the window to see a jet with a golden EIB on its tall, which meant Rush was in town). This next story is one you most likely will not hear anywhere else. A local church in Cape Girardeau was starting to face financial difficulties in 2008 like a large number of people, businesses, and other groups. This church looked at the membership rolls and happened to find out that Rush was still a member. Most of the Limbaugh family had joined a different church in the area however. On a hope and a pray, the struggling church sent Rush a letter asking for help. Rush sent back a check for 6 figure, much more than the church was even pleading for. That church is still very much around in the area.

I think it is a safe assumption that this post will go no where, but I thought the random reader of New might like reading this post and I wanted to document this somewhere.

I am not sure the exact reason, be it just taking time to process or state of mind, but anyways I do know a few stories about Rush that people here may find interesting that have made his passing particularly hard.

As we all can imagine/know, Rush cared about his family, community, and nation more than anything, and probably in that order. I can not speak to how Rush interacted with the community down in Florida, that he spent a lot of his adult years in, but I can speak to how he dealt with his hometown, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Cape Girardeau, Missouri is a city along the Mississippi River that has been around since shortly before 1800 and is currently the largest town between St. Louis, Missouri and Memphis, Tennessee, a 400ish miles stretch. It is one of the main, if not THE, economic hub, cultural center, etc. of southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, eastern Kentucky, etc. The Limbaugh family has been in that area of Missouri since around that time. If you look up "Limbaugh Family" on wikipedia, you'll see that they have been a major family in the area since the 1850s. An example of their influence is how the federal courthouse for the Southeastern Division of the District Court in East Missouri which is based in Cape Girardeau is named after Rush's grandfather and namesake. The Rush Limbaugh we know did not join the family trade like his predecessors, relatives, or even his own brother David Limbaugh (might want to look into David's books of Christian apologetics). Rush figured out that what he wanted to do was radio, despite attending Southeast Missouri State University in Cape just to please his parents

Rush started his amazing career in radio that had lasted for around a generation and made talk shows a stable, especially for conservative commentators. Despite moving from many different locals, Kansas City, Sacramento, Florida, Rush never forgot his roots. Rush was always, ALWAYS, a family man. When his mother was falling ill and dying, Rush didn't stay in Florida to broadcast until he got a phone call. Rush broadcasted from Cape the entire time she was in the hospital. Although he didn't have any children of his own, he took pride in his nieces, nephews, and the younger generations of his family. Any time those nieces, nephews, etc. had a school play, music concert, or some such school activity, Rush made sure to be there. He made it such a point that he was a driving force in keeping the airport in Cape Girardeau open when closures were being circulated (it wasn't uncommon to be eating at the restaurant located in the small, one gate terminal and happen to look out the window to see a jet with a golden EIB on its tall, which meant Rush was in town).

This next story is one you most likely will not hear anywhere else. A local church in Cape Girardeau was starting to face financial difficulties in 2008 like a large number of people, businesses, and other groups. This church looked at the membership rolls and happened to find out that Rush was still a member. Most of the Limbaugh family had joined a different church in the area however. On a hope and a pray, the struggling church sent Rush a letter asking for help. Rush sent back a check for 6 figures and much more than the church was even pleading for. That church is still very much around in the area.