Years

To have the opportunity to open a new chapter in my life/ To find spiritaulity  and serenity in my life. It took almost 50 years to accomplish this. The rest is up to me.

22nd year

The other 21 years where a warmup. We had a dream and now we are going to go after the dream all the way. Company, Kid, Partner. Setting my self up for the rest of my life.I would like to retire when I have 65.

Mike Carey

He was the water polo coach. He also was a counselor at Sunset High School. He knew alot of the story. he coached everybody but John in Water Polo.He was my mentor as well. Sometimes I confided in him.

Catholicism

Left Catholicism at 18. Told parents I don;t believe in God when I was 16 years old.My mother was the CCD Teacher so we had to attend every Wed night. I hated it and every chance I got I made fun of it..

New Life and New Family

I came to NY on a prayer. I wanted to discover this side of the world. I also wanted to have a new start. Had a job and a place to live. I had to cut my hair for the job. I also had to pay more money than I had in the bank and was creating a new life. Met all new preople. I met the editor fthe National Alliance. Dan Friedman. He wanted to meet the name behind the articles and letters to the editor. I was a revolutionary. I was Bill Gaboury's student and then Harriet Hoffman. i was lucky to hasve such wonderful leaders to guide me.

Martin Soeller

Mr Fixit. Richard what a great relationship. Father and Son. We all never had that. Fleig, chambers, hectman we where the neighborhood kids . At 20 High School we celebrated your life. At 30 it will be the coming out party. The neighborhood kid who made it really big.Love you brother. I know you Are looking at me all the time.One love.

Bill Gaboury

History Professor at Sosc. It is now SOSU. He was the 2nd gay man to believe in me. He was the school radical and I wanted to be with him each day. He told me I would be a good organizer. I was the Student Organizer at Southern Oregon for Jesse Jackson campaing for Democratic Nom,ination to be President of the United States. Icam eto New York. I got the message from the newspaper that he had died of Aids in 1992. Icried fror the whole ride of the #1 train.