Los Cuatro Amigos

A thank you note to some dearly departed friends.

Photo by Dim Hou on Unsplash

In high school, I had many friends, but four stand out.

Tim Fountain and I had a great relationship. We both loved chemistry and chess.

In eighth grade, our science teacher, Mr. Philips, inspired us to dig deeper, so we decided to start a chemistry lab in Tim’s basement. We ordered glassware and a…