The Loss of My Friend Edward

My friend Edward Patrick Phelan, Jr. died today. It was an unlikely friendship by any measure. We were introduced by an exterminator Julio. Back in 2005, Julio pleaded with me to go with him to see an older man living in Beverly Hills who needed help. He explained he was called to his home to deal with a beehive – in the house. And what he found shocked him to the core. When I entered Edward’s home with Julio, Edward shuffled out timidly into ... read more