I was shocked, utterly shocked on June 8^th when I got the news that Michael Johnson, the CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Dane County, had died. I had seen him not more than 36 hours earlier with his wife Toya at the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Kappa Psi Omega Chapter’s 50^th Anniversary at the Marriott Madison-South.

I took a couple of photos of Michael, one with his wife Toya, and talked with Michael briefly. The proximity was too surreal, especially since Michael had always been a health nut, riding his bike and urging others to take care of themselves physically. It was relayed to me that he had biked on Sunday and then died later. It was so ironic and so tragic. I still can’t believe it.