Poetic Obituaries: [Robert E. Dixon] could still recall

hundreds of poems he learned as a child, and from his home in Redmond he liked to recite them for his family.

Judge Dixon was raised on Queen Anne, the younger of two sons. As a boy, he nearly bit his tongue off when he fell from a tree. After work, Judge Dixon's father would sit by his side, requiring him to read books and poems aloud.

from The Seattle Times: Judge Robert E. Dixon remembered for his fairness, wit

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