A disease also canceled the 1967 White Station prom

Daily Memphian
Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway is in a lifelong relationship with his city. They fight, but they get back together. His new book – "In a Colorful Place" – is a collection of his columns and the columns of Otis Sanford. He can be reached at dconaway@dailymemphian.com.
I would like to dedicate the prom White Station didn’t have in 1967 to our classmates — the students of T.W. Patterson High — and to their quiet courage and inner strength.