I have always said that our lives are the sum of the experiences, places and people we have met. They may not always be to our liking, but they make up a part of us. If any one of those experiences places or people would have been removed from our life we would not be exactly who we are. We were a product of the 60s. We grew up and went to school in the area that became Airways. The people we met in our life were both good and bad, I would like to believe the majority of them were good. This is not to say that family, faith and inspiration. Don't make up a part of who you are, because they do. It's not just one thing that determines who you become. it is the sum of everything that makes you who you are. I would not remove even my worst experiences or places that I would not return to. I especially would not remove any one that I ever met from my memory good or bad. I have loved and I have hated, but most of all, I have tolerated differences that annoyed me or made me sad, because I believe things happen for a reason. The experiences, places and people were different than I was as I confronted them, they made me a much better person and I'm sure that they had to tolerate me because I was different than they were. My point is that I never gave up and I kept moving forward and those annoyances have become some of my most favorite memories of all time. If you look for the best in people, you'll find it. If you ask for the worst in people, you will receive it. I tried to ask nothing of anyone else as much as humanly possible, because I expect nothing and when I get something in return, I am overjoyed and I am overjoyed with all of you that called me friend. I do not use the term friend lightly, so when I call you my friend,that puts you in a special place in my heart.