News about Little Egg Harbor Township tax troubles recently got me to thinking about my old friend Jack. He and his wife retired some years ago and moved from their long-time home in one of the urban counties of New Jersey down to Ocean County – on the mainland, but near the water. He followed his dream and built a house to match, with lots of glass to admire the view and to give easy access to the outdoors, where he could fish, crab, grill and tend his prolific vegetable and ornamental plants.

Jack was an excellent chef and gardener, and his neighbors were lucky to have him.