On 15
October 1999 – 19 years ago – with the help and kindness of a number of
wonderful souls – I launched IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD®, a quarterly
international Fatherhood and Men’s Issues Journal. IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD® was conceived by my
late mentor, L.T. Henry -- a classically trained jazz musician who spoke
five languages – Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Spanish, and Russian;
photojournalist; author; and Success Motivation and Sales Trainer. He played
briefly with The Philadelphia Orchestra and was a former drummer for
internationally acclaimed songstress and film and television actress the late Ms.
Della Reese. “L.T.” as he was
affectionately referred to by those of us who knew and loved him, envisioned a
world in which Men would transcend the boundaries of geography, language,
ethnicity, religion, culture, politics, class, and economics and begin working
together to find solutions to issues that made it difficult for
them to positively shape the minds and souls of Our Children, move our families
forward, and strengthen and empower our communities.
The world that L.T. envisioned has come into existence. He died unexpectedly on 1
March 1999 without having the opportunity to fully develop his vision for the
world – IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD®. IN
SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD® is L.T.’s vision for the world . . . it is his
legacy. For the past 19 years, I have
worked to resurrect L.T.’s vision and perpetuate his legacy – IN SEARCH OF
FATHERHOOD®. The help and kindness that
I have received from so many souls – a number of whom I have never met – and
all of whom never had an opportunity to meet
L.T. . . . to talk to him . . . to be buoyed by his irrepressible optimism and his quick wit . . . has enabled me -- for 19 years – to resurrect his vision and
perpetuate his legacy. And I have
learned so much from each of you. Thank
you for your kindness and support!
Here’s to
the next 19 years!
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