Posted: Friday, April 4, 2008 10:00 pm
Lodi man leads teams to help children's shelter in Jamaica
There is an old African proverb that states, "If you want to
travel quickly, go alone. But if you want to travel far, go
together." In the past 12 months, I have discovered the absolute
truth to this proverb.
Sharon and I lost our 34-year-old son, Joseph Brian, in March
2007. He left behind four children. It was a sudden, tragic death
from diabetes that took him so quickly.
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