Cecilia Bridgewater

My sister. Probably the most loving lady I know.  You don't want her to hug you as it will hurt as she squeezes like her life depends on it.

She is a survivor of Breast Cancer

Daniel Jackson

Daniel is a fellow Veteran with whom I served in the U.S. Air Force while assigned to RAF Mildenhall. My fond memories of him while on this assignment were his constant comedic actions and our filming music videos in London before Social Media was even a thought in the inventors' minds. He was always getting people to laugh with his antics in almost every interaction. I was also his videographer for the music videos that he would have the group lip-sync to on trips to London. Every time I hear Watching You by the Black Flames reminds me of those sessions. He introduced me to a lot of great music while on that assignment.

If Social Media had been invented back in the 90s, I am sure he would have gone viral several times over. 

He is currently fighting Prostate and Kidney Cancer

Brian Hewitt

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.

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

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!