Someone once said when one of us dies, it diminishes all of us a little. I’m feeling a bit diminished now as I come to grips with the recent death of Bob Dorer, the self-proclaimed mayor of Clarence Drive in Beach Haven West. Bob passed away on Saturday morning after a brief but intense battle with leukemia. He was an ordinary man, beloved by many, and yet another statistic in the long and sad drama of Superstorm Sandy’s aftermath.
Lots of people like Bob die every day. They’re the simple folk, the salt of the earth, and the backbone of any city,…
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