Mitch Albom: Gone for 10 years, Chad Carr is still making an impact

His grandfather was a quarterback, his father was a quarterback, his two older brothers dreamed of being quarterbacks. Young Chad Carr, who liked music and puzzles and animals, seemed the only male in his family who wasn’t interested in throwing a football. Perhaps, as his mother would say, “He was put on this Earth for something else.” A cherubic little boy with shaggy blond hair and a cheeky smile, Chad Carr truly looked like he should be attached to angel wings.