Bo-Hawg & Evermore, a love story & a fish fry: A deep-fried meaning found in grief

06/13/25 at 03:00 AM

Bo-Hawg & Evermore, a love story & a fish fry: A deep-fried meaning found in grief 
Evermore Newsletter - "Community, Family, Grief"; 6/9/25 
Grease popping, no breeze, standing in direct sunlight, lifting coolers with 50 pounds of grouper, hands coated in cornmeal and batter, and a heat index of 107. Ah, those were the days. That’s what it was like cooking seafood with my pops. My man LOVED this. A big reason is because he did this with his dad growing up. Later in life they began volunteering their services (and fish) as a way to help raise money for youth sports in our hometown. They would fry grouper, boil peanuts, boil shrimp — you name it, they did it. So, it was only natural that my siblings and I grew up sharing this tradition with him.  ... [Click on the title to continue reading this inspiring father-son story about both volunteering and coping with grief.]

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