As adults we have a bound responsibility to employ intrusive leadership to help younger ones realize and reach their potential. Hindsight being what it is, I look back and see where several folks from Butler Georgia made an impactful positive influence upon me, whereby they had a hand in my career path. Mike Hammack, Vernon Reddish, Jim Willis, and for sure Everett Byrd were instrumental in guiding me onto a path I would have not taken if not for there mentorship. Getting past those "nervous as a whore in church" feelings came with time. Capitalizing on what they showed me, helping me to realize a hidden potential if you will, became a foundation that I built upon in my later years in life. My opportunities in the US Navy, and later an a professional Safety Trainer are gifts and talents I humbly acknowledge came from their patience and coaching me early in life. I owe them a sense of sincere gratitude.
