While Reuven was in a student council meeting someone burst in and told everyone that President Roosevelt was dead. Everyone was astonished. Reuven couldn’t believe it, this was like God dying. Everyone on the trolley ride home was sad. Reuven’s father’s eyes were red. They listened to the radio during dinner, something unusual, to here all of the news. Later that week Reuven called Danny again to see if he could visit but Danny was still sick.