Home: Oklahoma City, OK. Age: Early 60s. Birthplace: New Orleans, LA. Profession: Medical Doctor. Alma mater: Vanderbilt University (BA); Brown University (MD). Languages spoken: Japanese, French, Spanish.
Current project: Preventing injuries in nurse aids and caregivers. Recent professional development: Training in accurately determining disability from workplace injuries and illnesses. Latest accomplishment: Completed the 580-mile walk across Spain. Latest contribution to others: Purchased dozens of used cars and trucks for those who need transportation to work and AA meetings. Recent travel or adventure: Central Mexico near Guanajuato, studying Spanish. Recent unique acquisition: Mini-split AC unit for my office.
Personality profile: Hilarious, very generous, like my alone time. Moral compass: The Big Book. How do you define a perfect friendship? Tolerant and patient. What is your greatest joy? My family. What is your guilty pleasure? Ice cream. What occupation, other than your own, do you most admire? Teachers. What is your favorite place (or way) to spend money? Traveling. How do you relieve stress? Take a nap.
What was your first paying job? Working in a cement plant. What movie have you repeatedly watched? All of the recent Star Trek movies. What’s the best advice you received growing up? Save your money. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Learn to ask for help. What modern technology innovation do you most appreciate? Spell check. What company or organization do you most admire? Oxford Industries, Atlanta. What world event has had the greatest influence on your life? Domestic terrorism, April 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing.
What is your big idea?
Move to another city to be closer to family.
What change are you working on to effect in your profession or field? Upgrade technology hardware. What change would you like to see in the world? Outlaw guns. What message do you want to send out into the world? Be kind to each other. What widely held belief do you reject? That time heals everything. It doesn’t.
What title would you choose for the movie about your life? Beloved Country Doctor. What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? John Cena. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? Abraham Lincoln. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? A dentist in Hawaii. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? Photo album and pets. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? Getting my affairs in order and telling everyone that I love them. What day in your life would you choose to re-live? The day that I first saw giraffes while living in Africa.
Personal mission: Peace. Personal motto: Be patient. Favorite quote: “Progress, not perfection.” Desired epitaph: Beloved doctor, brother, uncle, friend.
