An obituary is not a biography; however, an obituary is about the most we can expect when we are gone. After examining the Jays’ lives, I had to decide whether an obituary was sufficient or not for the time they spent on this earth. It was not.
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Trying to Find Don Gronewold
If you’re looking for Gronewold today, he’s not at home, talking on the phone, or politicking. He’s hunched over a cup of coffee in the café overlooking the BP gasoline station, watching traffic leaving town.
The Chick Car
Four years ago, when I was approaching age 71, I made a ridiculous decision: I bought a ten-year-old car. It was not just any vehicle, but a yellow BMW Z-3, a German sports car in perfect condition.
Stories From Small Town Illinois 