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I had the privilege of having two sets of loving grandparents.

I enjoyed my grandparents very much. My mother and father would always allow me to stay with them.

I'm very fortunate that I have a wonderful family around me and loved ones.

I was very fortunate, because I don't think many people get to spend time with their great-grandfathers. So, he passed away when I was 15, so I spent a lot of time with him. We lived together. He traveled a lot, but when he was here, we lived together.

I have been grateful for the influence of my grandmother and my grandfather in my life. I remember my grandmother as a queenly woman. My father could be stern, and my grandparents would remind him that we were just boys.

I had a very difficult childhood. I was surrounded by people who had both parents, which made me feel different. Having a bit of a rougher existence early on, it made me appreciate the work ethic that my grandparents instilled in me.

My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.

I grew up in a great family.

I was born to a single mom and raised by her and my grandparents.