Last week a childhood friend of my father’s died. They had known each other since they were in grade school and met each other while playing recess games on the black top when they were about seven or eight years old. They both went on to attend the same high school, playing basketball, and later both went into the insurance business working for different companies.
Over the years, they stayed in touch with each other as best they could. They both worked very hard while trying to raise large Irish Catholic families. My father and mother had six children … Read More
