Jeffrey Dejno

I am so sorry to hear of Jeff's passing. Jeff and I often walked home from middle school together. He was a remarkably patient, smart, and decent kid. Many times he could have used his much larger size to teach me a well-deserved lesson, but Jeff extended mercy every single time. Partway home from school one winter day, I decided to start a fight with Jeff for some forgotten reason. Jeff pushed away a punch to his chest, leaned back, and looked down at me with an informative glance identical...