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Remembering a Neighborhood Friend
Posted July 8, 2009, 11:43 a.m.
by Susan Campbell
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I wish I could hug him now, but James Rochelle, a very good human, 46 years old, died July 4 at 12:03 a.m.

I miss him very much. I wish I could tell about all of the things we spoke of over these almost 30 years, of the advice he gave, of his honest critique of the world and of racism, and of the many things we did for each other.

I will always miss my James.

His funeral is Friday, July 10, at 11 a.m. at the Sandra Clark Funeral Home. The wake for James will be this Thursday from 7-8 p.m. at the same site.End of story

A note: he told me that his mother, or maybe it was his grandmother, was visited weekly for years by a "white man," who collected money from her for a burial policy for herself and for James. The family tells me that the policies are, apparently, uncollectible. If you are a lawyer or an insurance person who might be able to help them claim from this apparently deceitful company, please feel free to contact me and I will put you in touch with his family.

Some of us are making donations to the funeral home in his name to help the family with his final expenses.

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