| Louis Henry Gehrig, the Iron Horse of the New York Yankees. An indomitable competitor whose tragic death from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis has always touched me and and taught me to fight, fight, fight.
Michael Medved, author and radio personality. His sheer ability to hold a principle close to heart and defend it with knowledge, wit, and pride has taught me the value of being educated and finding the excitement of history.
Arnold Jacobs, tubist w/the Chicago Symphony and teacher extarordinaire. His daring to buck the trends of brass teaching was to change the face of brass teaching forever as he backed up every single bit of pedagogy with scientific fact that was unrefutable. For this I am truly grateful to have met him and to have learned from him.
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