A man of wise decisions
One of Monday's Short Stack items.
One of Guilford County's most respected and popular District Court judges, Lawrence McSwain, plans to retire at the end of this year. He's served on the bench since 1986.
McSwain, 61, was diagnosed with prostate cancer more than a decade ago and, despite surgery and treatment, has never been in remission. He wants to pursue his interests in travel and Old West history while he's healthy enough to enjoy them, he said last week.
Not that he'll give up public service. He mentors 10 male students at a local high school and would like to do more of that. He takes them out to eat or to the movies, or they just "talk about things they need to know to make good, wise decisions.”
They couldn't have a better role model. Wise decisions have been McSwain's stock in trade.
Retiring sounds like another one. We hope he enjoys many healthy and productive years.
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