What We Leave Behind
I have a friend who loves to go to estate sales, those upscale versions of garage sales. Maybe sometimes she has something in mind that she is looking for, but most times I think she enjoys browsing, never knowing what bargains she might stumble upon. A few months ago, she dropped off the hard cover version of "The Last Western," by the late Thomas Klise, a Peorian, whose family we grew up with. A couple months ago, she texted me from a sale she was at with her daughter, wanting to know if John wore a 44 jacket. She said they had a Brooks Brothers tux for sale. I perked up at this as Luke was scheduled to go to prom. 44 was too small for John; I didn't know if it might fit Luke. Christy told me the sale continued the next three evenings. The home was located on Skyline Drive, a steep road that winds its way up the bluff in north Peoria, over looking the Illinois River. The home was owned by Jim Vergon, a former head of CILCO, the former utility company in central Illinoi