Brian is one of my Martial Arts instructors in the United Fighting Arts Federation, and he has also been my Home, Auto, and Life Insurance agent for the last twenty-plus years. When I worked out at North Las Vegas Karate Academy, he used to kick my behind every time we sparred. I was fortunate as a lower belt to be one of the few adults in the class, so I got to fight the Black Belts on a regular basis. My favorite memory of working out with him was when sparring he had a big smile while he was teaching me a lesson on keeping my hands up and checking the kicks when they came in. He is definitely someone you don't want to get into a tussle with.
He currently is a cancer survivor and is in remission.
Posted on 07/12/24 at 09:36 PM
In Memory of
Gary Jacobson
Gary, better known as Gary the Mime, was a member of my Relay For Life Family and has been one of our ambassadors over the years. My favorite memory of him was during COVID-19. We had to have a drive-through relay, and he was our grand marshal. He was in costume, driving his little red convertible car, waving and having a grand old time.
He was a long-term cancer survivor who recently lost his battle with Cancer. He will be deeply missed. Relay won't be the same without him
Here was his video on being a cancer survivor
Posted on 05/19/24 at 05:30 PM
In Honor of
Becky Liston
Becky is a member of my Relay For Life Family. I don't know of a time that she has not made me laugh every time we meet. She is feisty, and my favorite words to hear from her are " Bridge, Shut Up" after I have given her some playful banter. Her fun-loving personality lights up the room.
She is a long-time cancer Survivor
This was a video she made for being a Cancer Survivor
Posted on 05/19/24 at 05:13 PM
In Honor of
Ken Gallacher
Ken is the President and Grandmaster of the United Fighting Arts Federation. He is a cancer Survivor.
He lives by faith and leads by example. He treats everyone like a member of his family.
My favorite memory of him was during a sparring class in which I was sparring with my instructor, his Daughter, Master Tara Cox. I was practicing spinning heel kicks, and she lunged in. I threw a blind technique, which caught her in the face near her eye. He was so concerned for his daughter that he bum-rushed me out of the way to get to her. He is small in stature but big in power! Don't be fooled he is deadly. I learned a valuable lesson that day. No blind techniques!
Posted on 05/17/24 at 08:10 PM
In Memory of
Michael Mulqueen
Michael was a co-worker at UPS and married to Irene Mulqueen my first mentor there. He will be missed by many people. He lost his battle with Lung cancer on January 23, 2024
