Patti has been a loyal friend of mine for 30 years. I can always count on her and I hope she feels the same about me.
We both grew up in farm families about four miles from each other. Patti has lived the American dream. She is a hero of mine although history will not record her life and no monuments will stretch tall to memorialize her. Yet, she has my full admiration.
Better than that, she will le…
