Flight of the Peacock

<p>When rookie sportswriter Roy Berman covering at his first intercollegiate meet observed varsity swimmer Marty Katz strut around the pool he thought the undergraduate seemed a little too full of himself. That impression was later reinforced a dozen years later when the athlete reinserted himself into the now cardiologist’s life as a pacemaker salesman driving an expensive German sports car while engaged to the niece of Greg’s partner. It was only when a few years later the two unexpectedly engaged in a tell-all conversation that the cardiologist realized that the arc of his life had closely mirrored Marty’s and the two of them could have been twin sons of different mothers. </p><p>This realization sparked a friendship that spanned almost thirty years and included a series of activities adventures and experiences that solidified a relationship that ended abruptly when Marty at a relatively young age succumbed to complications of an elective surgical procedure. This is their story.</p>