I remember the first time I met Muff Mills. He had an outwardly crusty disposition. I recall muttering under my breath, "What the heck is his problem?!?" But then, I didn't know the character ... or the character behind the character.

His friends would say to me, "Oh don’t worry, that's just 'Muff'! He really wouldn't hurt a fly." And they were right. He was looking through life with those little round glasses and what he saw was different than anyone else. This is why when someone like Muff moves on to greater things; the people they leave behind really, really miss them. Such was the case on Friday down at the Legion in Galt. His friends and family were missing him; stunned that Muff wasn't there to get them through yet another one of life's dramas.

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