Meridian Coping With Losses
Longtime broadcaster, columnist, reporter and voice of the Ole Miss Rebels Stan Torgerson died Monday at 82. He was a curmudgeon, but read and respected, even, by a large fan base across the state. He’ll be laid to rest Thursday in Meridian. After retiring from broadcasting, Stan did a tour as a reporter and columnist for The Meridian Star, where we met him earlier in our career.
But The Star was dealt a double blow this week with the death of young Emily Kate Anglin, 19, an intern for the paper and stepdaughter to former publisher Paul Barrett. She was killed in a weekend traffic accident near Columbus. Funeral services were Monday in Laurel.