Memorializing

Happy Memorial Day! A day off. Always a good thing. We’ve seen yesterday’s race cars, many in military service livery, roar around the track. President Bush has made the visit to Arlington, to adorn the Tomb of the Unknowns. All this is right and proper.

I don’t know anyone who has given up their life in service to the country. I don’t know a family who has suffered the loss of a loved one who died in service to their country.

So, I always take time out to remember my own friends and buddies who have passed on; my life is not as rich without them, and I note them here:

• Terry Collins.
• Van Plankey.
• Dale Sunnquist.
• Ryan Carver. ¹
• Dale Slusher.
• Rob Smiley.

These guys, one and all, have enriched my stay here on earth, and I’ll never forget any of them.

-k-