tribute to rick

my dad rick gregory, at the culmination of a 30+ year journey and dream, graduated from the cal poly pomona's school of agriculture with a degree in animal science..(magna cum laude, i might add). this is a man who walked away from a career in which he was making more money than most...a "successful" man in the eyes of many. post 50 years old, head full of grey hair and aspirations of creating good in the world, he fled the rat race for a new journey. rick is the only person in his family who has completed college, and his parents came to see their 53 year old baby with cap and gown on. he (along with my mom, who has completed her bachelor's, nursing school and is pursuing her master's)will use the knowledge and skills acquired during school to empower the forgotten peoples of the world, those caught in vicious cycles of poverty, more specifically in southern uganda, to a group of indigenous people called the Batwa.

dad, i love you, and i am so proud of you. may this be one of many markers on the path you are on toward bringing greater peace and wholeness to this world.