Spare a Thought for Don Williams.

Former state Senator Don Williams, who became president pro tempore of the Connecticut legislature’s upper chamber after former Governor John Rowland resigned in disgrace in 2004, was in a serious motor vehicle collision on Friday, January 11th. Williams did not seek re-election in 2014, after more than 20 years of service.

The Brooklyn Democrat is a patient at UMass Memorial Medical Center. You may send him your good wishes at this address: Don Williams, Room 434, UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, 55 Lake Avenue, Worcester, MA 01655.