Remembering Walt Queen: A Real-Life Santa Who Lived Christmas
Walt “Santa” Queen passed away this week. It got me thinking about this story, which I wrote back around 2013. I post this now in honor of Walt “Santa” Queen and the joy he brought to every life he touched.
Classic Content: One Afternoon in the Santa Suit
In 2015, my friend Andrea Blair, of the Kentucky Humane Society, asked me if I would volunteer to do a shift as Santa Claus for the KHS Picture Your Pets with Santa annual fundraiser. Naturally, since I love animals, I said I would. This was my experience — and I went on to play Santa each year until covid said that I couldn’t anymore.