Friday's Internet Edition, 09:43 PM, May 09, 2008.
Davie Man Invited To Official Visit At The White House
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He was proud to be a Catholic, proud to be an American, and proud that one of his daughters thought enough of her dad to call back home to Davie County and invite him to a once-in-a-lifetime event.
“It was joyous, exuberant. Everyone was happy.”
Masura got the phone call invitation from his daughter, Genny Beaman, on Tuesday for a Thursday visit, and he had to give an answer immediately. Sure, he had an important appointment, but this is the Pope.
He drove to his daughter’s house in Fairfax, Va. and took the train into Washington the next morning. Masura wasn’t ready for what greeted him as he came up from the tunnel near the White House at about 8 a.m.
The streets were packed. He quickly realized the streets were filled with people hoping to catch a glimpse of the Pope as his motorcade passed through, some had been there for hours - and it was more than five hours before the motorcade was to begin ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.