Conaway: Pauses in the flow, a city’s tragic losses
Runners, supporters and mourners attend the 4:20 a.m. “Let's Finish Liza's Run” event on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway is a lifelong Memphian, fascinated and frustrated with his city, but still in love. A columnist since 2010, his distinguished advertising career has branded ribs in the Rendezvous and ducks in The Peabody, pandas in the zoo and Grizzlies in the NBA. Stories in Memphis tend to write themselves. He’s helped a few along. Two book collections of his columns have been published.
Eliza Fletcher was a measure of this city. This tiny, tiny town with such a huge, huge heart.
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