I’ll always remember when I got the news. It was early afternoon on the last Sunday in May. I had just donated blood with the American Red Cross on the West Side. As I walked back to my car, I got a call from a co-worker. She asked if I’d heard the news about Spencer Leak Jr. She’d just learned that he’d passed away. We were both stunned. Leak was just 56. As we talked, another friend in disbelief called to share the news. I returned that call as I sat in my car. During that conversation, I rece