On the fringe of a quiet golf course in the foothills outside San Diego, music from the Highwaymen galloped from the sound system. Family and baseball, inextricably intertwined, had gathered to say one final goodbye to Roger Craig. Horses and golf, two other staples in this North Carolina country boy’s life, gracefully filled the green pastures and dusty trails of the imagination as the songs rang out.
I was a highwayman
Along the coach roads, I did ride
Craig was 93 when he died this month. He was married to his beloved Carolyn for 71 of those years.