To my wife Colleen, and my son Tyler who made this all possible, you really are my rock and my inspiration. I love you dearly and if I don't say I love you everyday, I mean to. To my folks, without you I would not have been here. Especially to my dad, who fought for his country without complaint, I admire that trait, someday we'll talk in heaven, & man do I have things to tell you. Thanks to Dennis McElroy. To all my readers, please be gentle with me when critiquing me, I'm fragile. To Sister Mary Lenore Stanton, a Notre Dame Nun, I love you and miss you, you thought that people were too 'Dopic, ' but with your grace and reverence only you could make it come off as a compliment, it still makes me smile every now and then. To St. Paul, Minnesota, I love this state its cold at times - so find something to keep you warm... Dyslexia, this Learning Disability can be helped, I Eli M Fuentes am living proof of that...