When Greatness Goes Unrecognized

As the Baby Boomer generation advances in years, we learn with increasing frequency of the passing of many of the people who were famous in our teens and 20s. Just this week, two bright stars who entertained me and millions of others way back then left this world. On Monday, Chuck Negron, one of the three lead singers in the band Three Dog Night, passed on at the age of 83. He was followed on Wednesday by Mickey Lolich, the long-time star pitcher of the Detroit Tigers and hero of the 1968 World Series, who was 85.