Doc Reece
David (Doc) Reece passed away recently but he's here with me in spirit on this episode. He was the most impactful professor in my college and young adult life. His impact goes so much further than that, though. He's on my Mt Rushmore of "men I hope to be like". He taught me about everything from romancing a woman to the Hebrew language. He was as good an athlete and competitor as he was a scholar. But he was also the most humble and sincerely devoted believer you could hope to meet. I could've talked for hours about him and the stories he told. He made the Bible come alive to me and he (still) inspires me to live poetically and richly devoted to my faith, as well as maintaining an ever curious approach to all things. We get one life to explore this great existence and he didn't waste a minute of his. My impression of him is not alone; everyone who knew him knows exactly what I'm talking about. He was rare, to say the least. He left us too soon but he can never be forgotten. People will be telling stories about him for DECADES to come. I already miss him and look forward to seeing him in the hereafter....