KUT News recently spoke with Debbie Russell, a friend of Leslie Cochran who served as Leslie鈥檚 spokesperson during his hospitalization and hospice stay. In the above video, she recounts one of the stories shared on a blog where Leslie鈥檚 friends share stories.
On the , a friend recounts Leslie's year-long trek to Austin:
After a while, or really, after crossing the TX border, as you might imagine, where a Leslie-sighting would become the talk of a town for weeks following, law enforcement in one county began to call up the next jurisdiction he was heading to in order to 鈥榳arn鈥� them.
Russell recounts the reception Leslie got in Abilene, Texas. She also speaks broadly about the impact Leslie had on Austin once he arrived here.
