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Brian McGrory

They made us think and cry

By Brian McGrory
Globe Columnist / December 23, 2005

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He could bring the dead to life -- that was the talent of Tom Long, the Globe's longtime obituary writer who walked out these doors for the final time last month. (Full article: 703 words)

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