Larry Kessler: A friendship made stronger through retirement
Growing up, and later as an adult, I was always told by my parents and older friends that one of the toughest things about growing old is seeing fr...
Growing up, and later as an adult, I was always told by my parents and older friends that one of the toughest things about growing old is seeing friends and relatives predecease you. I always knew that to be true, as I saw my dad lose a lot of friends and relatives before he died 20 years ago this month. But I recently received yet another sad reminder about that truism when a longtime colleague and friend died way too soon. Yes, it's true that my good friend had been battling COPD for several years, but even though his condition had worsened, I still had hoped that he'd be around for years to come.