Douglas McCollam: A Requiem for Heavyweights
Politicians, like fighters, often don’t know when it’s time to leave the ring. My father, a champion in the field of law, didn't either.
By Douglas McCollam
At first, it was hard to accept my father’s decline. In many ways he still seemed the man I’d always known. Sharp, wise, funny. Possessor of a prodigious work ethic and a continuing mastery of his favorite subject, the law. He’d been showered with academic and professional honors from almost the ti…
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