Remembering John

Over the Memorial Day weekend I traveled to Lake Placid with my mother, to be on hand for the first golf tournament in memory of my brother John, who died unexpectedly a little less than a year ago. The event was organized by Gary and Patricia Warrington, Kathleen Hayes, Nancy Morelli, and Debbie Preston to raise money for a memorial scholarship.

Although it was a raw, blustery morning, and although I don’t play golf myself, it was a privilege to be at at the Craig Wood golf course early on Saturday morning, as the forty participants milled around and what seemed like at least a dozen volunteers made sure everything ran smoothly. It’s a beautiful setting for a course, surrounded by the High Peaks, and John spent many happy hours there. Later in the day many of the participants met again at a sports bar near the high school that my brothers and I went to, doing something else that John could appreciate: having a beer with friends.

Thanks to everyone who attended, everyone who made the event possible, and thanks to John’s many other friends who couldn’t be there, but were there for him when it mattered.