Although I had not seen Carmen in recent years, I called him about 6 weeks ago evoking memories of the good times and good friends we shared in our west-end neighborhood in earlier times.
Carmen was an honorable man with defined priorities of faith, family, and friendship. The great Irish writer and poet, William Butler Yeats, once wrote.....'think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was that I had such a friend.'
To his family I send profound condolences along with the certain knowledge that his love for each of you...is eternal.
R.I.P. my friend! 'You have fought the good fight. You have finished the race. You have kept the faith.' (Timothy 4:7)