The stories that my parents tell about Jack Van Impe and when they all grew up together are great. I guess that my father was his neighbor and they were really good friends in grade school. As they got older, my father started to run with a different crowd and Jack was not part of it.

My father does remember Jack Van Impe being a great student and a great leader at school though. My father had not made any plans for after high school and it seemed that Jack knew exactly what he wanted to do. That would be evident in the college that Jack chose. I know that my father is not a bad person and he would not even want to go back and change anything.

I am quite sure though, that he would want me to follow in the footsteps of Jack and not himself. My parents watch Jack Van Impe every chance that they get and they follow where he is traveling also, in hopes that someday he will come to town and they will be able to see him speak in person. If I would ever get the chance to make their dream come true, then I would do just that.