Sean Kirst: A goodbye to one-of-a-kind bond shaped by mismatched feet, though friendship goes on as legend

Sean Kirst: A goodbye to one-of-a-kind bond shaped by mismatched feet, though friendship goes on as legend

Peter Talty and his wife Janice sat near the back during Jim McCormick’s funeral Mass last March at St. Christopher’s Church in Tonawanda, near Buffalo. It was a strange sensation, explained Talty, an occupational therapist who used to live in Liverpool: He knew few people in the church, yet he grieved this loss like family. Afterward, the couple started walking toward their car, until Janice Talty made a spontaneous decision. She approached Suz…