Gratitude
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.