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In Honor of Brendan’s 21st Birthday

On Sunday afternoon, Tommy Hester ’11 sat in front of a Currier ballroom filled with folding chairs, smiling and joking with his friends as they filed in to hear him read the poetry of Brendan Ogg, one of Hester’s best childhood friends. Ogg, who passed away on Feb. 24 after being diagnosed with a brain tumor in December 2008, had his poetry published posthumously in a collection titled Summer Becomes Absurd.

Hester and Ogg began their friendship in kindergarten…. Click here to read the rest of this piece from Williams College