Half A Century
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Half A Century

He didn’t drink, helped other alcoholics—and found a lifelong sponsor and friend

When I was still active, I was talking to an old drinking buddy about quitting drinking. My friend had been in and out of AA, and never quite got the program, but he played an important part in my recovery because he told me about a guy named Jimmy, the man who eventually became my sponsor.

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