In the Philippines, Jim Turner’s heartbroken ‘hobbits’ mourn the loss of their patron

All over Manila, the “little people” are in mourning. Jim Turner, a former Peace Corps volunteer from Iowa who established the renowned Hobbit House, died last week at 77 of heart and lung ailments, leaving generations of Philippine dwarfs bereft. The Hobbit House was founded in 1973 as a theme bar and restaurant — a tribute […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/09/13/in-the-philippines-jim-turners-heartbroken-hobbits-mourn-the-loss-of-their-patron/