Sadly, my father died before I graduated, so he didn't see any of the success at all.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
My father died prematurely at the age of 52 when I was 24, and it is a recurring regret that he never lived to see me succeed beyond university and drama.
I did everything I could to stay in college and pay my own way, so I think that if success hadn't come so quickly, I would still be pursuing it.
Both my mother and father were very supportive of any career move any of us wanted to make.
My dad never graduated high school. He was a printing salesman. We lived in a two-bedroom, one-bath house in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. We weren't rich - but we felt secure.
My parents told me that education was the path to success - and they showed me, taking me to Head Start while they were pursuing their own college degrees.
My parents were very proud of me. After they passed, my career doesn't mean as much to me.
The best thing about success was being able to buy my parents a house.
I think, if I had a dad, I would have went the normal college route. I'm so stoked my life panned out how it was.
My father died in '97. But at least he lived until 93, so he saw my success.
Both my parents are first-generation success stories.