First, it's been a long, sometimes hard, but exhilarating ride.
Accompanied by the love of my life, Mary Ann, we've raised two wonderful boys, David Gerald and Craig Evan and somehow accumulated enough resources to live comfortably in our retirement close to them and our grandchildren, Hayden Clark Hubbard, Elise Roberts Hubbard and Evan Hallenbeck Hubbard. (Toast: May we see you old and grey and playing with your grandchildren...unknown)
I think about how extraordinarily lucky we are to have been born in this country and at this particular time in history. Relative to almost every other country in the world, we have had it made in terms of opportunity to live comfortably, with excellent job opportunities after college. Of the eight children in my family, five have served in the military in times of relative peace and none of us had to face the rigors of combat or even serve in war theaters.
Most of my family and self have escaped any serious encounters with the justice system and, in many cases that has been simple matter of luck as we risked the life and limbs of ourselves and others growing up as mindless teenagers.
With about 5 minutes to go, I'd like to say that the most important principle I've learned is a basic Christian tenet purportedly said by Christ, (I'm an unabashed atheist, by the way): Love One Another
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