He had been to football practice. He was sitting on the grass waiting for his ride home when a car veered out of control and dragged him down the street. Those trying times so long ago were made easier by the kind folks at Charles Ellis, she said. Today her son is an accomplished writer. He's married without children, but has a dog whose photo sits amidst the gallery of grandchildren on the woman's mantel.
Life goes on, but it sure is interesting to remember when.
Polly Powers Stramm is a Savannah resident who writes about people and places in the area. She can be reached at 352-8670.