SUNRISE, FLA. - Not unlike the other dads on the annual Maple Leafs fathers trip, Tom Clune has a touch of pride when he watches his son, Rich, take each shift wearing a blue and white sweater.
For Tom Clune, that pride comes from a different source.
May 5 will mark his oldest son’s sixth sobriety anniversary. Rich’s battle with addiction to alcohol and drugs was publicly known, but there was greater awareness with his intense struggle when he wrote a piece, called The Battle, that was published last July on theplayerstribune.com.
“The thing we are so happy about now is that Richard is healthy,” Tom Clune said on Monday, referring to himself, wife Anne Marie and sons Matthew and Ben, as he took in the Leafs practice at the BB&T Center.