My wonderful father-in-law T.C. passed away last night. He was 89 years old.  The truth be told, I never expected my father-in-law to live to 89.  He did not exercise regularly.  He was not fond of vegetables. And early on, he was a smoker. When I started dating his daughter Elizabeth while in high school, I can remember that one of the things I loved about visiting the Dickerson’s home was the aroma of sweet tobacco coming from T.C.’s pipe.  I was kind of sad when he gave up his pipe. He did so when grandchildren came, knowing that if he kept smoking, he might not see them graduate from…