Daniel

 

Niall came up to me almost as soon as I got up the ladder into the tower for practise tonight.  Very bad news, he said.  Daniel died Wednesday evening.

            There are several people I consider responsible for making me a bell ringer:  Daniel is one of them.  I met Daniel the very first time I climbed up into the magic space that is a bell tower ringing chamber.  This was nearly twelve years ago, at the beginning of my learning to ring the first time.  I don't think I've ever told you t...