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Originally Posted by motion
You did a helluva job with that boy, Paul. Nice work  |
He is a very nice and humble guy, as well. I met him 9 years ago when he was 13, (has it really been that long?!), and most recently saw him last summer before his accident. What I like about Jack is that he is very much his father's son but also his own man all the way.
I was lucky enough to meet Paul's dad once and it was exactly the same thing; another impressive guy and apparently a large shadow to grow up under but Paul is also his own man. Not really like his dad other than some of the same good qualities, IMO.
This is something I notice in men, I've known lots of guys who could not get past living in the shadow of their old man. I moved cross-country when I was very young to get away from mine and be my own person. Paul is humble and low-key around here but he's had a tremendous career as a Navy officer and pilot and is now just crushing it in the private sector. Some sons would not do well around that but Jack has that "raised by wolves" self-assurance and confidence that as a father you just pray your kids are going to have.
For guys like that, small setbacks like losing an eye or a limb do not even slow them down. They laugh at adversity and wear the scars proudly. One of my dad's closest friends, (and my great friend), is a 93 y.o. WW2 Army infantry vet, (MRM knows him), he has a dent in his forehead from either a bullet or some other battle injury, I swear it just makes him more handsome. Talk about a guy who's gone through life smiling.