Obit

     Al Benn at The Advertiser has written a deserved tribute to a researcher at the Alabama Department of Archives and History who passed away this month.
     Rickie Brunner was a help to me on many stories I produced, for both APT and CBS 8.
     Al reports she died on January 15th after surgery.
     There's a saying that a library disappears when a researcher dies, and surely that is true of Rickie more than most. She knew where to point me, or knew who knew where to point me. Being of assistance to reporters never hurt any institutions public reputation, an I'll bet she won tons of good will through her efforts.
     Rickie was 62.