Wes (Pops) and his wife Pat (Moms) played a significant role in my young adult life. I learned some valuable life lessons. Those early lessons remain tightly woven into the fabric of my daily life, still deeply embedded in the person that I am today. He never missed a call for my birthday and I always called for X-mas. I'll miss those calls; they were, and forever will be, very meaningful to me.

A picture of Wes and my daughter captured decades ago, but carrying more heart today than ever before.