This is an old photo of my mother and father. I really couldn’t ask for better parents. I had one of those childhoods that both my parents taught me the value of hard work and led by example. My mom worked nights and my father would get me up at 5am to pass papers before he would head to work as one of the midwest’s top Toyota salesmen. My mom also started her own business doing what she loved taking care of pets.
January 15, 1998 was a day that change everything. My father died unexpectedly.
My father taught me how to be a man. My mom taught me how to be a gentleman. They both taught me how to be a husband and father.