Osler's Razor

I was lucky to grow up in a very interesting house. Not only were my parents both good and interesting, so were many of their friends. Watching them all together was like a little window into the future, a glimpse at what adulthood would be like. And their friend Dennis Plansker made adulthood look great. He was funny, smart, and kind, and wildly creative-- he was in the advertising business with my dad and some of their other friends, and were constantly creating art. It was fascinating.

When we lived on Harvard Road on the east side of the City of Detroit, the Planskers were our neighbors down the block. My first friend was Jeff Plansker, who has some of the best qualities of his father.

Mr. Plansker passed away yesterday, having contracted COVID-19. I'm sad for all who knew him, and especially the remarkable family he and his wife Geri created. As a father, a teacher, a friend, and as a guy this kid watched with awe, he made a lot of peoples' lives better, and that's a legacy any of us would want.