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To Vanc e. Tha nk you for bei ng the hu sband my mother des er ved

and the father you didn’t ha ve to be.
My hu sband , Hea th. You are good, all the way to your soul. I
couldn’t ha ve cho sen a bet ter pers on to father my chi ldren and spend
the res t of my life with. We are all so lucky to ha ve you.
To my mother. You are ev er ything to ev er yone. Tha t can somet imes
be a burden, but you someho w see burdens as bles sing s. Our ent ire

family tha nk s you.
And last but no t lea st, to my damned ol’ daddy, Eddie. You aren’ t
here to see thi s book come to life, but I kno w you would ha ve been its
bigges t supporter. You taught me many thi ng s in life—t he grea tes t
bei ng that we don’t ha ve to end up the same pers on we onc e were. I
promise no t to remember you based on your worst days. I will
remember you based on the bes t, and there were many. I will

remember you as a pers on who was able to overc ome wha t many
canno t. Tha nk you for bec oming one of my closes t friend s. And tha nk
you for supporting me on my wed ding day in a way tha t many fathers
would no t ha ve. I love you. I miss you.