Some thoughts on the passing of Charlie Mutschler

My wife Sheila reminded me Tuesday morning that life can change in the blink of an eye.

It’s a familiar statement that is so true — in many ways.

Life changed for many members of the Cheney and Eastern Washington University communities last Sunday evening on a cold stretch of pavement on State Route 904 in Four Lakes. In an incident now well-documented by the Cheney Free Press and various members of the Spokane media, long-time Cheney resident and EWU archivist and interim dean of libraries Dr. Charles Mutschler was killed in a three-car collision.

That collision and the immediate aftermath ar...