Mary Ann Turner, age 84 of Griffin, passed away on July 20, 2017 at Hospice Atlanta at Emory University Hospital. Mrs. Turner was preceded in death by her parents, Aurelian and Emmie Hunter and her husband, Douglas Gene Turner, Sr. Mrs. Turner is survived by her children and their spouses, Sherry and Mark Nacke, Donna and Andy Hasinski, Douglas G. Turner Jr., Teresa T. Evans, Robert E. Turner and Concepcion Estivariz; grandchildren, Lauren, Marlin, Ashley, Chace, Robbie, Kathleen, Beau, Kai, Alex, Matt and Robin; great-grandchildren, Jacob, Turner, Miles, Adde, Luke, Scarlett, Georgia and Anson.

Gladys Boykin, right, stands next to a photo of her son during an interview in her apartment. Her son, 32-year-old Jason Boykin, was shot and killed three months ago at his apartment.

It has been two days since I wrote you last, and as I have few leisure moments this evening I'll use them in writing you. Yesterday we moved lower down the River to guard the same and prevent the Yankees from crossing.

Facts: Two people died as a result of a bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, and more than 100 others were injured. Eric Robert Rudolph was convicted of placing the 40-pound bomb, filled with nails and screws, in Centennial Olympic Park.

Friends, family and members of the legal community gathered Saturday in Atlanta to honor the life of Senior U.S. District Judge William C. O'Kelley. "I think he taught us all respect for the law, respect for the court and respect for our adversaries and the parties to the litigation," he said.

If you are a regular observer of this space, you are no doubt familiar with the story I am about to share.