5:30 AM
LOS ANGELES, CA
My final contribution to this memoir is this dedication.
I’m trying to get it done before my family wakes up and the wonderful chaos of our life begins again. My wife and son have become the center of my universe. We are like the nucleus of an atom, spinning around each other and holding on to what we have together. A force of nature.
To my darling son, Francis; I wrote this book so you would know the road I have traveled to get to you. The world will soon be yours. Take good care of it and take good care of yourself.
To my beloved wife, Margaret; you are the one from whom all good things flow. Without you I would not have this abundant life. I will be eternally grateful for your love, encouragement, belief, and kindness. With you and Francis I am, indeed, a fortunate man.