Echols: Memories of Marc Gasol and the Core Four bring tears, grief and joy
The Core Four, Mike Conley, Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph and Tony Allen discuss their playing days during the Marc Gasol jersey retirement ceremony at FedExForum, Saturday, April 6, 2024. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Candace Echols
Candace Echols writes whatever she notices as she goes about her daily life. Living that way has landed her bylines in National Geographic, Garden and Gun, The Gospel Coalition, Southern Living, golf.com, Cowboys and Indians, Common Good, Risen Motherhood, and others. Someday, she hopes to have a writing cottage in Oxford, England or Oxford, Mississippi; either will be just fine. Candace and her husband live with their children in Midtown Memphis.
“We were proud to be Memphians for a great many reasons, but underneath them all was a sense of citywide unity. For once, we were all on the same team.”
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