Today we lost a friend and brother in the wake of a courageous journey that inspired so many whose lives he touched. Several of us made the trip to Minneapolis last May to spend a weekend with Artie and his family. If he was showing the effects of the chemo and radiation treatments it did not inhibit the buoyant smile or his irrepressible personality. I came away from that bitter-sweet weekend feeling somehow, that I was a better person for having this man as my friend. Art passed from this earth surrounded by his "ladies" and is now at peace. I remember that on more than one occasion during his battle he lectured me: "be sure to tell Susan and your children how much you love them." I will do just that today.
Thank God I'm a Beta.
