During this time of year with the Thanksgiving Weekend approaching it\u2019s one of the times each year that I take to reflect on what I\u2019m thankful for. Everyone that knows me understands how important my family is to me \u2013 I\u2019m most thankful that I\u2019ve been blessed with my daughters who are my life!<\/p>\n
There are certain realities of life that\u00a0we have to face the longer we are in this industry and as we get older, the worst is losing people we have come to know thru our involvement in the industry. This past year has been a difficult year as I lost some people that were very close to my heart, in July I was devastated by the passing of Randy Shippam and again I was shocked by the passing of Athena Dunn on September 26th.<\/p>\n
I had the pleasure of getting to know Athena thru my relationship with her father Wilson, Athena was a quiet unassuming woman and a true professional in our industry. Athena was one of the women that I truly respected in this industry; during the years I had the opportunity many times to seek counsel from Athena and will fondly remember our chats.<\/p>\n
Not only did I respect Athena within the industry for her loyalty and business ethics, I truly respected her dedication to her family, just a couple of months ago I was thrilled that Athena brought Wilson to a BBQ at Promo Expo and I was able to have a chat with him. Athena and I had a really nice heart-to-heart that day about family and I will forever remember that day.<\/p>\n
I will really miss Athena, but I\u2019m thankful that I was fortunate enough to get to know her.<\/p>\n
This past year has been tough on many of us in this industry and there have been many changes for people I know, some of these changes have been very difficult. But even thru the toughest of times I for one often reflect on the great relationships I have enjoyed in this industry.<\/p>\n
So, this thanksgiving I am thankful to all of the people that have touched my life in a positive way and this weekend in my own way I will be giving thanks to each of them!\u00a0<\/p>\n
I wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Safe Thanksgiving Day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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