Old
Ed was my oldest friend. In fact, we used to call each other Old Friend'-when we'd meet that is Im not much
ofa hand at writing:
z"I don't think any of us keep up our correspondence
too well. "I said. "I know I don't. But I take it he's someone
you've known quite a while?
All my life, practically. We were kids together, so we
way back
"Went to school together?
te " All the way through high school. We were in the same
class, in fact, through both grade and high school
i" There are not too many people who've had such a long
friendship,” I said
72 Actually, "the driver went on, "I hadn't seen him more
than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I
moved away from the old neighborhood and you kind of lose
touch even though you never forget. He was a great guy
a“" You said'was'. Does that meanー?
L, He nodded. "Died a couple of weeks ago
