As April approaches there is only one thing that comes to my mind. And no it’s not April Fool’s or April Showers. It’s the birth month of the man I consider to be my biggest influence and my own personal superhero and the world’s greatest role model and the patriarch of my family, my “Paw-Paw.”

There are four men named Lee Artist Rushing in my family. To me, you can’t improve upon perfection, which is why God got it right the first time when he created my grandfather Lee Artist Rushing Sr.

My Paw-Paw was the guy answering all of my annoying little kid questions. He was my Google before Google existed. He helped nurture my love of social studies, sports, and history.