I lost my dad during the preparation of this book. It was sudden and completely unexpected.

I couldn’t wait to share this book with him. It would have been easy to just send an electronic copy, but I really wanted his first read to be a physical book, with the hardcover, all the pages, and his son’s name on the front.

Over the past few months, my dad repeatedly told me how proud he was of me. He told me that my grandparents John and Helen Bulsiewicz would have been so proud of the work I was doing in the name of our family. I can’t tell you how much it means to me that he said all that.

It breaks my heart that he’s not here anymore. I am who I am because of him. But I will forever be grateful for the special times that we shared.

Love you, Dad. Will always be thinking of you. This book is for you.