During the time I worked for a credit union in Michigan for many years, the CEO was the one who positively impacted my life.
Both the CEO and I were born in December and we were both from Detroit before we both lived in west Michigan. He became the father that I didn’t have although my biological one was still alive. He understood me. He knew how to communicate with me that wasn’t dehumanizing and degrading but rather respectful and kind. For 21 years, he had my back. Unfortunately, he was involved with the VP who was a married woman who refused to leave her husband and thought that her actions would not come back to haunt her.
When I lost my job after the longtime employment, he had tears in his eyes because he didn’t want to lose me as an employee and a friend who I felt like his daughter. He passed away months later.
Writing this in tears as I remember him. Far from perfect but perfect for me. He was the support that I never had with my own Dad.
Cheers! Bob.
Leslie Elizabeth David.
The Magnificent Modern Mature Woman 