Yesterday we buried Clarion's long-time attorney Rich Bordwell. He had retired and sold his law practice about two months ago. Plus he wasn't that old!

So big funeral! He was a Catholic. My friend Florine Swanson was the lector for the service and emailed me one of her short readings for the funeral.

Even if you have no idea who Rich Bordwell might be nor what the book from the Catholic Bible is, it is a good reading!

We all have friends!

A Reading from the book of the Prophet Sirach
 
"Faithful friends are a sturdy shelter;
whoever finds one finds a treasure.
 
Faithful friends are beyond price;
no amount can balance their worth.
 
Faithful friends are life-saving medicine;
Those who fear God will find them.
 
Those who fear the Lord enjoy stable friendship;
For as they are, so will their neighbors be. 
 
The Word of the Lord"

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