As many of you know, two summers ago I lost my very close friend, Rich Hassler, to a brain tumor. It’s still really hard to believe how sudden and out of the blue this was. I always said Rich and I went to college together separately. That’s because even though we were four years apart at Rochester, he was part of our very special circle of fraternity brothers that live in the Boston area. Because Rich and I were the single guys in the group, we had the occasion to do many things together – whether it was a bike ride, a visit to Gloucester or of course going to Buff’s Pub. I know, like many people in our circle, that I think about 'Monst' as he was affectionately called just about every day.

On May 15th, we’ll be taking part once again in the Boston Brain Tumor Society Bike Ride - this year in person and in memory of Rich. I hope you will consider a donation to the NBTS with ‘all honor to his name’ or even consider riding with us.