My friend, Greg Kostraba, lost his Dad today at the V.A. Hospital in Danville.

Friends losing parents is becoming more frequent, and I’ve felt the cold breath on my own neck a time or two. But I think this is the first time a friend has lost a Dad who has a Wikipedia article about him. As a jazz lover, I’m intrigued:

Dan Terry (b. Daniel Kostraba, December 22, 1924, Kingston, PA, d. December 27, 2011, Danville, IL) was a big band leader, arranger, and trumpet and flugelhorn player who appeared in Birdland with Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, Chris Connor, Johnny Smith, and other jazz luminaries …

Check it out.