Opinion Column: We are lucky if we can find a best friend
More than 260 people flew or drove to Perry to help celebrate Larry and Janice Walker’s 80th birthdays. One of Larry Walker’s biggest fans is Perry’s Deborah Roberts, a UGA grad and journalist for ABC News, who traveled from New York City. Roberts stands between the Walkers, holding a commemorative birthday poster. (Photo/Dink NeSmith)
The love affair didn’t blossom when he first opened his eyes on March 9, 1942. Not quite. But when Lawrence Cohen Walker Jr. started toddling around his daddy’s tractor and farm-supply store, he began…
