Rich: Facing the new year

A new year has arrived and a half-ragged one lies behind, reduced now to memories.

It seemed, at times, I couldn’t enjoy the wonderful things popping around because of such bone-deep sorrow brought on by the home-going of loved ones.

It was death that had brought Sue Holliman and me together, bonding us into a steadfast friendship for the last 30 years. Sue’s son, Jay, was one of my best friends in …