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Gratitude

March 19th, 2019

Years ago, Derek Sivers wrote a wonderful post called Friends From Memory. It’s a project which encourages gratitude, and in it, he lists out the names of people who have had a positive influence on his life from memory. I think it’s a lovely idea and I’ve been wanting to do my own version of this list for a while now.

In roughly chronological order, these are people who’ve come into my life who have been left a positive mark on me, nudging me towards who I am today. Some I’ve only spent a few hours with, others I’ve known for years. There are friends, teachers, mentors, colleagues, and aquantainces here. Some may not remember me, but obviously, I remember them.

  • David Luks
  • Jeremy Hoffer
  • Anthony Motta
  • Paul San Gemino
  • Mario Mihauchich
  • Eric DiCarlo
  • Roy Billiott
  • Camille Motta
  • Richard Kaval
  • Jamie Riccardi
  • Lou Albano
  • Francis Leale
  • Jim Hughes
  • Nick Megdanis
  • Luciano Meschino
  • Victor Powell (R.I.P.)
  • Catherine Livanis (R.I.P)
  • Terry Livanis
  • Arthur Cunningham (R.I.P.)
  • Jessica Foster
  • Renee Foster
  • Carmen Rivera
  • Jim Wagner
  • Tommy Black
  • Richard Black
  • Travis Clemins
  • Brian Carver
  • George Loutfi
  • Eugene Tang
  • Brian Forbes
  • Yarone Levy
  • Quincas Moreira
  • Andrew Manista
  • Seth Horan
  • Julianne Carmody
  • Carmen Nemeth
  • Jano Rix
  • Jon Arkin
  • Eric Gardner
  • Kynch O’Kaine
  • Peter Parente
  • Matthew Hewlitt
  • Matt Glassmeyer
  • Randall Dolohon
  • Neville Peter
  • Ron Miller
  • Bob Gower
  • Lori Bingle
  • Ian Herzog
  • Ryuji Yamaguchi
  • Jonathan Kriesberg
  • Jes Bernhardt
  • Bud Maltin
  • Dean Imperial
  • Isabel Arce
  • John Ballesteros
  • Michael (Miles) Miller
  • Kate Gauthier
  • Steve Bill
  • Baird Styles
  • Roberto Crepaldi
  • Alex Coletta
  • Subbarao Seethamsetty
  • Gerald Scully
  • Tim Sevener
  • Sandor Risko
  • Mark Anderson
  • Charlotte DeLon
  • Quartez Taylor
  • Donna Brockett
  • Eric Snowden
  • Karen Stavisky
  • Darwin Rodriguez
  • Sanjay Sen
  • Champ Bennett
  • Michelle Kempner
  • Yvette Pasqua
  • Rob Sung
  • David MacFarlane
  • Chris Bray
  • Omar Elsayed
  • Chris Casciano
  • Carlos Porto
  • Joseph Jorgensen
  • Christopher Reardon
  • Bruce Hyslop
  • Eoin Russell
  • Marc Amos
  • Kirby Turner
  • Chris Traganos
  • Mark Sarcione
  • Lily Sarcione
  • Juhan Sonin
  • Urszula Clemins
  • Dan Cederholm
  • Johannes Booy
  • Michael Witwicki
  • Glenn Kennedy
  • John Magnifico
  • Matt Parmet
  • Andres Martínez
  • Aubryn Thompson
  • Christine Pillsbury
  • Scott Borg
  • Frank Papineau
  • Jerome Mouffe
  • Donna Ricci
  • Adrienne Smith
  • Chris Ruth
  • Michael Hurley
  • Jason Yarrington
  • Jennifer Donovan
  • Alyssa Garber
  • Robert Bekkers

If you found your way here because your name is on this list, please do send me a note and say hello! If you’re not here, and you feel you should be, my sincere apologies. Do say hello and let me know.

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