by Rick | Jun 25, 2015 | Blog, Huggable Heroes
If it’s built after 1915, I’m not interested. – Jerry Toews Jerry Toews (Taves) wandered down the alleys as a kid in Nickerson, Kansas, digging through 55-gallon burn barrels looking for things like old clocks to fix. Now, as a retired band...
by Rick | Mar 31, 2015 | Blog, Huggable Heroes
I doubt there will ever be a statue erected of Bettie Leonard in the rotunda of the Capitol of Texas, but there should be. Bettie, and her husband, Jack, are of Tom Brokaw’s The Greatest Generation that endured the Great Depression, World War II, and watched the world...
by Rick | Mar 13, 2015 | Blog, Huggable Heroes
I get excited when I find a new hero. However, I’m kind of picky: I want my heroes to be huggable. Those who inspire me the most are people I can sit down with over a cup of coffee. I find my heroes in the most common places where one wouldn’t expect to find them...
