Offering a final salute to the legacy of Bud Ossey: ‘He went out on top’

I thought Bud Ossey would live forever.

I don’t really mean that, of course. Forever isn’t in the cards for anybody.

But after 101 very solid years on the planet, with his health reasonably stable and his intestinal fortitude beyond mortal levels, I figured those who called him friends — and there were so many of us — would be lucky enough to have him around for at least a couple of more years.