In November 1999 during one of Dad's good days and when hope was still alive that he would be with us a while longer, Dad talked about the book he wanted to write. He had more events, things, and people he wanted to write about and compile. At some point later, when Dad knew he was on his way to the other side, He began to tie up as many loose ends as best he could. One was turning over a navy blue vinyl portfolio that contained his writings. I knew Dad did some writing, but was not aware of how much he had written over the years until He had passed and final preparations were being made for...