So upsetting to hear of these losses. I ran into Don a few times through the years and he was always upbeat. He lived walking distance from me so used to stop by occasionally growing up. He was a very nice person.
After this long time you may wonder why I make comment on Don's passing. I have thought long and hard about what to say, as I wanted it to be worthy of him. Don and I were friends at McClatchy, and we ended up being matched by weight when Coach Dyson held our gym class "boxing" tournaments. It was a draw (we were both exhausted) and afterwords we admitted to each other that boxing would not be a part of our future. Don was kind, self efacing, and by the time we graduated we had become closer, as our personalities meshed well. I regret not keeping in touch after graduation, as I would have been a better man for it. Around me, at least, Don was quiet and introspective, and I always felt he was the kind of person you could talk to about anything. We did share a lot of our hopes for the future. I hope his came true, as I believe he deserved it.
Charlotte Adelman (Paliani)
So upsetting to hear of these losses. I ran into Don a few times through the years and he was always upbeat. He lived walking distance from me so used to stop by occasionally growing up. He was a very nice person.
Jackson Lytal
After this long time you may wonder why I make comment on Don's passing. I have thought long and hard about what to say, as I wanted it to be worthy of him. Don and I were friends at McClatchy, and we ended up being matched by weight when Coach Dyson held our gym class "boxing" tournaments. It was a draw (we were both exhausted) and afterwords we admitted to each other that boxing would not be a part of our future. Don was kind, self efacing, and by the time we graduated we had become closer, as our personalities meshed well. I regret not keeping in touch after graduation, as I would have been a better man for it. Around me, at least, Don was quiet and introspective, and I always felt he was the kind of person you could talk to about anything. We did share a lot of our hopes for the future. I hope his came true, as I believe he deserved it.