Reply #105: My friend Charles in New England

[SOS]

was a drinking buddy of mine in the 1980s.
I quit in 1992.
Charlie kept drinking, but we kept in touch.
Last summer he got loaded, ran out of beer, and decided to go get more. In his car.
Cops stopped him. Felony DWI, facing seven years in the State Pen.
The next day he shot himself. He was 54 years old.

Another good guy lost to alcoholism.

I wish they could send this fellow to Hazelden for 3 months.
I sincerely hope your friend's son can quit.
He'll be 31 when he gets out. There's still hope.