“Well, he was never in my life. Died when I was 18. Leukemia.”

“That’s a long time,” I said.

“Greed and ego. Got caught up in greed and ego. And in a way, it was a good thing; I needed to get myself together and start taking responsibility.”

“‘Your father was a cool dude.’ he said. And from that point on I was protected — nothing ever happened to me.”