“I don't have a recollection of the first time I realized that my Uncle Brian was the man I wished was my father. For me he always epitomized what a man should be like. Every time he came home from the service my heart would pound from the excitement of seeing him. I couldn't wait to go visit him when he decided to make a home down south. My uncle showed me and his other two nieces that although our fathers chose not to be active participants, we would never be void of a male presence in our lives. To this day when his car pulls up in front of the house I still get giddy inside lol.
Growing up my Uncle Brian took us to amusement parks, taught us what it meant to value a dollar, encouraged us to do better and reminded us of the importance of family. I swear I don't know a better man. To this day, he offers to do everything he can to help us. When he visits Long Island he he continues to encourage us. He makes us laugh, he's not ashamed to tell us how he's failed and overcome and he's always offering himself to us in whatever capacity that may be.”