Jim Minter was a downhome country boy who loved birddogs, a pinch of Red Man — original loose leaf — and a shot of Tullamore Dew, his favorite Irish whiskey. That, of course, is an abridged summary.
There was a heck of a lot more to him than that. Knowing him and spending countless hours with him and his extraordinary wife, Anne, was a highlight of my life.
We had a lot of things in common, from qua…