I first met him on January 27, 1999; at the youngest of my brothers' birthday party, at what was then our home in Irving. My mother had brought him home for us to meet and give our approval; Douglas Maynard would soon become my step-father and teach me the most important lesson I was to learn in life. My mother first met Douglas when they both worked at Omni Hotel Corporate Office. My mother had always told …showed first 75 words of 1038 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1038 total…I am down, study so hard I want to quit, never give up without a fight, and not to judge people without getting to know them. Douglas has become the father I have always wanted and I love him very much. The most important lesson he has ever taught me was that you never know what kind of person you are going to be until you have to fight and go through trials and tribulations.