We're going!! In ten short days, we will be in NYC hanging out with our purple homies. None of my family will be able to make the journey, but we've already heard from some friends who will be there. Plus it will give us a chance to do a preliminary exploration of New York, so that we can come back sometime when it is a little more affordable and stay a bit longer.
As mentioned in the previous post, there were some tough decisions to make regarding the financing of this trip. We've decided to dedicate this excursion to the late great Dr. Tony Jurich, a professor in the Marriage and Family Therapy department at K-State. I never took a class from Tony, but his presence loomed large in the School of Family Studies and Human Services. An avid Wildcat fan, Tony was an unmistakable presence at football and basketball games and enjoyed a lively repartee with the officials from his front row seats. After surviving complications from knee surgery, the loss of a kidney and a small stroke, Tony lost his life in October to a rogue wave off Cabo San Lucas. The loss has been profoundly felt throughout the academic community of which I will always be a part.
Oh, and Tony was a New York guy. He even played football at Fordham. So we're going!
