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Acknowledgments
I acknowledge the support of my wife, Terrie, and family members, Mark, Karen, Brock, Isaac,
Jordan, Meghan, Brennan and Emily Pelphrey, Bert, Donna and Karen Harrington, Julie, Marissa
and Sarah Valdivia, Cli, Nancy, Clifton and Carey Tarpy, Steve, Nancy, and Marshall Pelphrey,
Steve, Rose, Tom, Suzanne, Christopher, Lindsay, Nicole, Michael, Roy, Jessica and Garrett
Chimick, Christy, Andrew, Ava, Lilly and Ian McKenzie, and Dennis DeBorde.
I especially thank Bill Walker for an exceptional job of critiquing and providing insightful
nuggets of advice to guide the development of this book.
I salute my professional and persona ...