I didn’t know A.J. Franzen, but plenty of my friends did.

Franzen, of Carpenter, Wyo., died Dec. 18, in a car wreck near his home. He was 26.

He was too young and leaves behind a young family – his son, Jace, and wife, Barbara, who is expecting a second child in May. I feel for those who knew him, to those who love him. To them, this is a tragedy.

I pray for them, and I’m sorry.