We were close, even though we had our spats at times. We were close as wrestlers and sax players; I played Tenor (thanks to encouragement from Fred Olver,” and Al played Alto sax. From: Joanne Sent: March 20, 2014 12:59 To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: Al Swain The 19th how eerie. Born October 19 and passed away March 19. Was anyone in touch with him to the end? This is just devastating. From: peggy bowen Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 9:53 AM To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: Al Swain Hi Marie. Thanks for letting us know. How sad. Al was a wonderful guy. Peg ----- Original Message ----- From: Marie Reh To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: cmreh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 9:04 AM Subject: [msb-alumni] Al Swain Al swain passed away peacefully last night at 8:30 P.M. He had been battling a massive infection and his lungs had shut down. He expressed his appreciation for the good life he had. Funeral arrangements will be posted later. Jim in Detroit James A. Prather Central Michigan University: 1980 Michigan School for the Blind: 1974 "Fire Up Chips" "Ungh, ungowa, Raiders still Got the Power!"