Manker: Naperville not such a big place, as a death in the family demonstrates

For the fourth-largest city in the state, Naperville can sure feel like a small town. And the world a small place.

This hit home for us with the recent death of a young family member. Breanna Paladino, my wife's cousin — her third cousin, to be exact — bravely battled melanoma for 18 months before...