It's Time
By Lew
September 30, 2004
From: Lewis Patton 1970 Sep 30 2004 8:53:26AM
To: ALL
(12) Homecoming 2004
Dear Fellow Mustangs,
As I get prepared to enjoy going to this year's Homecoming, I would like to take a moment to pause and reflect on opportunities and how fortunate I have been in life. Let me try and list for you some of the wonderful moments and opportunities this individual has been so blessed to have been afforded:
I hear the song by Tim McGraw, "Live Like You Are Dying" and it makes me stop and recount all the many blessings I have had the opportunity to enjoy.
Please understand, I write this not to crow or to brag, but to simply state how very fortunate I am:
I was able to enjoy growing up in Sweetwater. As far as I am concerned, there is no other place in the world that could have been better. I had the opportunity to have the best Mother, the best family I could ever have wished for. She taught me what it was going to take to survive without her. "The world never owes us a living" still rings through after some 40 years. I was so fortunate to know that at an early age.
I was able to have the best friends ever. Whether you all know this or not, my mission on this site is to try and re-pay all of you for what you gave me long ago. You all helped a kid that didn't have too much to offer, your friendship, and for that, I will continue to try and perk up everyone and try to support you all. In my mind and heart, I will always appreciate each and every one of you and just know that you are very important to me.
I have had the opportunity to raise 3 wonderful kids and am very proud of each one of them...and now I am proud of my grand babies. I am so fortunate. One of my Grand daughters wrote President Bush....and told him how proud she was of him for the job he has done. How fortunate I am to have a 9 year old grand daughter like that.
I had the opportunity to serve my country, and make certain friends for life. Was able to go to Germany twice. Saw things I never could have imagined...castles in Germany, the Black Forest, the Rhine River..
I had the opportunity to love a lady with such passion, to love so strong that even though we are divorced, we still remain friends and civil towards one another...that is important to me.
I had the chance to ride in a race car at 170 mph, tryout for the CBS show Survivor, walk across 10 feet of burning coals, be on a radio station here in Dallas/Ft. Worth.
Of course there were bad times, that's part of life. I had the opportunity to pray for my friend's families during some aweful times..
I had the chance to help. I am fortunate for be employed in the best job because I love it, not for the money.
All in all, I just feel so fortunate to be able to tell you all this.
And to think, I am so fortunate to live like I am dying.
Lew
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